White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Identification: Upperside of forewing is dark olive brown with paler brown along the costa and outer margin, a narrow tan band running from the wing tip to the base, and white streaks along the veins. Hindwing upperside is black with a reddish pink median band.
Wing Span: 2 7/16 - 3 9/16 inches (6.3 - 9 cm).
Life History: Adults usually fly at dusk, during the night, and at dawn, but they will also fly during the day. Caterpillars pupate in shallow burrows in the ground. Massive population buildups occur which stimulate emigrations to colonize more northern areas.
Flight: . Two broods from February-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: A great diversity of plants including willow weed (Epilobium), four o'clock (Mirabilis), apple (Malus), evening primrose (Oenothera), elm (Ulmus), grape (Vitis), tomato (Lycopersicon), purslane (Portulaca), and Fuchsia.
Adult Food: Nectar from a variety of flowers including columbines, larkspurs, petunia, honeysuckle, moonvine, bouncing bet, lilac, clovers, thistles, and Jimson weed.
Habitat: A wide variety of open habitats including deserts, suburbs, and gardens.
Range: Central America north through Mexico and the West Indies to most of the United States and southern Canada. Also occurs in Eurasia and Africa.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Occasional outbreaks of caterpillars have damaged tomatoes, grapes, and garden crops in Utah.
Get your BAMONA Gear!
Please donate!
We depend on donations to keep Butterflies and Moths of North America freely available. We want to express our gratitude to all who showed their support by making a contribution this year. You can donate to support this project at any time.
Advertise with us!
Do you have a product or service that you think would interest BAMONA users? If you would like to advertise on this website, contact us by email, or use the contact form and select the "Advertising" category.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 2695 verified sightings
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/20240731_195643.jpg?itok=42-t_OIc)
Observation date: Jul 31, 2024
Submitted by: jasonr53081
Region: Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 25, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/dsc_0078_10.jpg?itok=C6yvx2DC)
Observation date: Aug 16, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 23, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/white-lined-sphinx-a-img_7554-edit-small.gif?itok=Utb7FTPd)
Observation date: Jul 26, 2024
Submitted by: Janet Ruth
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 21, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/ad_2013-06-24_0024.jpg?itok=s8jtn8_1)
Observation date: Jun 24, 2013
Submitted by: Alison Davies
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 16, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/img_7634_0.jpg?itok=NLZNqJtg)
Observation date: Aug 03, 2024
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 09, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/rimg4941.jpg?itok=y-VJYTcd)
Observation date: Jul 27, 2024
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/20240430_114320.jpg?itok=yzcVBwza)
Observation date: Apr 30, 2024
Submitted by: sisibop
Region: Jerome County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 01, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/unidentified_moth_18_july_23.jpg?itok=l50Rhyh_)
Observation date: Jul 18, 2024
Submitted by: MWG
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 23, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/wls.jpg?itok=pvxKKEeP)
Observation date: Oct 24, 2013
Submitted by: vogelbild
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/6-19-2024white-lined_sphinx_hyles_lineata_5.jpg?itok=YprZlqJI)
Observation date: Jun 19, 2024
Submitted by: Thyger
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 24, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/caterpillar_530.jpg?itok=DnwE5OYF)
Observation date: Jun 19, 2024
Submitted by: mbroen
Region: Polk County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 21, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/dscn3453.jpg?itok=afHIgEp8)
Observation date: Jun 19, 2024
Submitted by: tonie.hansen@gm...
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 20, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/dsc_0014_45.jpg?itok=jc0NDuin)
Observation date: Jun 13, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 17, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/dsc_0090_15.jpg?itok=1_EMGbwF)
Observation date: Jun 06, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 14, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/dsc_0089_10.jpg?itok=5sV1Gwmz)
Observation date: Jun 07, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 14, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/white-lined_sphinx_moth_in_costilla_nm_on_6-13-2024-6130155.jpg?itok=9cNeCT3_)
Observation date: Jun 12, 2024
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 14, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/img_3157_4.jpg?itok=U-NVCovg)
Observation date: Apr 23, 2024
Submitted by: RaquelRobles
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 02, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/unadjustednonraw_thumb_3c83.jpg?itok=Zn73CW7r)
Observation date: May 27, 2024
Submitted by: Pam Hackley
Region: Grand County, Utah, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: May 29, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/img_0677.jpeg?itok=XZceZc5-)
Observation date: May 24, 2024
Submitted by: Garden nanny
Region: Christian County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Ozark_Bill
Verified date: May 28, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/img_7833.jpeg?itok=HXqAVA9j)
Observation date: Sep 23, 2022
Submitted by: Dochartaigh
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 28, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/dsc_0186_5.jpg?itok=N04au0x5)
Observation date: May 24, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 26, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/hyles_lineata_240512_2300_bloomer_img_7058.jpg?itok=1WzbkO7x)
Observation date: May 12, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 17, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/img_4781.png?itok=kAk-VJgc)
Observation date: Aug 19, 2023
Submitted by: Sweetpotato
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: May 06, 2024
![](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/styles/bamona_scale_and_crop_640px_by_640px/public/bamona_images/caterpillar_white-lined_sphinx_hyles_lineata_img_3556.jpg?itok=Qb9LiyP3)
Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 06, 2024
- 1 of 113
- next ›