White-lined Sphinx moth. 照片檔

The White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. Its range extends from Central America, through the United States and into parts of Canada.It is a large to very large moth (FW length 29–40 mm) with a diagonal yellow stripe and white veins on the forewing and a pink and black hindwing that flies throughout much of the Pacific Northwest during much of the year. The forewings are long and narrow with a smooth weakly convex outer margin. They are dark olive-brown with an ochre line extending diagonally from the posterior wing base to the apex, silver gray terminal area, and prominent creamy white veins and discal spot. The hindwing is striped deep pink and black. The head and thorax are similar in color to the forewing ground color longitudinally streaked with white on the head and tegulae. The abdomen is brown dorsally and pink laterally with a series of black and white stripes dorsolaterally. The antenna is club-like.The moth is sometimes referred to as a "Hummingbird Moth" because of its similarity to the Hummingbird in appearance and flight characteristics.Adults are predominantly nocturnal, but also fly during the evening. The are avid feeders at flowers, especially those with long corollas. This species has a long flight season with records from late spring until late fall.