Maryland Biodiversity Project - Pawpaw Sphinx (Dolba hyloeus)

Pawpaw Sphinx Dolba hyloeus (Drury, 1773)

Synonyms: Hodges #7784.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Sphingidae > Genus Dolba Pawpaw Sphinx - Dolba hyloeus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/102

Host plant is Pawpaw, Sweet Fern, Inkberry, Common Winterberry, and various plants in the genus Vaccinium (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

There are 44 records in the project database.

A Pawpaw Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2013), Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Pawpaw Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/14/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Pawpaw Sphinx in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/9/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Pawpaw Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/22/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Pawpaw Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/14/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Pawpaw Sphinx in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/15/2014). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

A Pawpaw Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/18/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Pawpaw Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/3/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Pawpaw Sphinx larva in Harford Co., Maryland (7/19/2014). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Pawpaw Sphinx collected in Berkley Co., South Carolina (5/14/2003). Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

A Pawpaw Sphinx caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/17/2016). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

Pawpaw Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/3/2022). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Pawpaw Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Pawpaw Sphinx with parasitoid wasp larvae in Harford Co., Maryland (8/21/2016). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Pawpaw Sphinx caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/20/2017). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

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