Dolbogene hartwegii

Dolbogene hartwegii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Dolbogene
Species:	D. hartwegii
Binomial name
*Dolbogene hartwegii* (Butler, 1875)^[1]
Synonyms
Dolba hartwegii Butler, 1875 Dolba clarki Hoffmann, 1924 Dolbogene manni Clark, 1917

Hartweg's Sphinx (Dolbogene hartwegii) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Texas and southern Arizona to Mexico and Guatemala.^[2] Only a small number has been caught and not much is known about the biology of this species.

The wingspan is 54-61 mm. The upperside of the forewing is brown with dark brown and white markings and a light round spot. The upperside of the hindwing has a dark spot and the forewing has a small dark patch. Adults have been recorded in July and August.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Dolbogene/hartwegii.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/dhartweg.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

Source

James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada, The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7.