Sightings of the white-lined sphinx moth — Hyles lineata in scientific terms — have been reported “all over” Point Reyes National Seashore north of San Francisco.

Sphinx moths can hover, ... Wagner informed me that it has not yet appeared in the southern Rocky Mountains. ... Former California home of late ‘SpongeBob’ creator lists for $5.9 million ...

These white-lined sphinx moths ... He speculated that the wet weather this past winter might have resulted in larger populations of the moth in southern California and led to a larger number of ...

Sightings of the white-lined sphinx moth — Hyles lineata in scientific terms — have been reported "all over" Point Reyes National Seashore north of San Francisco.

Sphinx moths can hover, ... including Minnesota and California. Fortunately, Wagner informed me that it has not yet appeared in the southern Rocky Mountains.

Achemon sphinx moths are the smallest in the genus ... including Minnesota and California. Fortunately, Wagner informed me that it has not yet appeared in the southern Rocky Mountains. Extinction is ...

Heavy winter rainfall caused a population boom for a moth called the white-lined sphinx. Many call these 2-to-3-inch insects “hummingbird moths,” due to the uncanny similarities between the ...

A white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) seen at Point Reyes National Seashore in August, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Diane Winkler) “I do bird photography, so my radar was up for hummingbirds.

The hawks eat the white-lined sphinx moth caterpillars, which in turn munch the blooming wildflowers. Hal Cohen It's eat or be eaten in Anza-Borrego State Park.

This is one of the most abundant moths in North America, with a range that extends from Central America to Southern Canada. The body of this moth can be over 3 inches in length and the wingspan ...

Cindy Burkhardt had been watching a sphinx moth caterpillar in her garden for several days, but then it disappeared. Soon thereafter, she saw another trundling across a dirt road on Rabbit Mountain.

These were Hyles lineata white-lined sphinx moths which are the most common in this area. As caterpillars progress through 5 developmental stages or instars, their colors and patterns change. In ...