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Behold the White-Lined Sphinx Moth

Our cat used to catch them. She'd bring them into the house and watch them flutter at our feet.  The white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) flies during the day and at night. It's not a graceful flier. It bumbles along like Howard Hughes'...

White-lined sphinx moth in flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

White-lined sphinx moth in flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

White-lined sphinx moth heads for salvia (sage). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

White-lined sphinx moth heads for salvia (sage). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

View from above of the white-lined sphinx moth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

View from above of the white-lined sphinx moth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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