#3081 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

White-lined Sphinx

Hyles lineata

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Judy Gallagher · CC BY 4.0
2. © Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋） · CC BY 4.0
3. © Leslie Goethals · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY 4.0
5. © Christian Schwarz · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Kristin A. Bakkegard · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Grant Wang · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © sebastianhah · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © sebastianhah · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Hyles lineata , also known as the white-lined sphinx or hummingbird moth , is a moth of the family Sphingidae. They are sometimes referred to as the hummingbird moth because of their bird-like size (2-3 inch wingspan) and flight patterns.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 80,346iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
80,346 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775 (251 years ago).