White-lined Sphinx Moth
Hyles lineata
Large gray-brown sphinx moth with white-striped abdomen and pink hindwing patches. Nocturnal nectar feeder on evening primrose and petunias. Hovering flight mimics hummingbirds; essential nighttime pollinator.
Plants that support White-lined Sphinx Moth
26 plants
Hairy Thorn-apple
Datura wrightii
perennial herb
Larval Host
American Willowherb
Epilobium ciliatum subsp. ciliatum
perennial herb
Foliage
Beaked Penstemon
Penstemon rostriflorus
perennial herb
Nectar
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
shrub
Nectar
Blue Dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
geophyte
Nectar
Blue Dips
Dichelostemma capitatum
geophyte
Nectar
Bog Orchid
Platanthera dilatata
perennial herb
Larval Host
California Chia
Salvia columbariae
annual
Larval Host
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
perennial herb
Nectar
Coast Black Gooseberry
Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum
shrub
Foliage
Coastal Hedgenettle
Stachys chamissonis
perennial herb
Nectar
Coyote Willow
Salix exigua var. hindsiana
tree
Larval Host
Deerweed
Acmispon glaber
shrub
Larval Host
Desert Willow - 'Bubba'
Chilopsis linearis
perennial herb
Nectar
El Dorado Coast Sunflower
Encelia californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Elegant Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
annual
Nectar
Giant Figwort*
Adelinia grandis
perennial herb
Larval Host
Hummingbird Sage
Salvia spathacea
perennial herb
Nectar
Interior Goldenbush
Ericameria linearifolia
shrub
Larval Host
Island mallow
Malva assurgentiflora
shrub
Nectar
Lewis' Monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
perennial herb
Nectar
Monkeyflower (Scarlet)
Erythranthe cardinalis
perennial herb
Nectar
Rose Sage
Salvia pachyphylla
perennial herb
Larval Host
Royal Larkspur
Delphinium variegatum subsp. variegatum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Winecup clarkia
Clarkia purpurea
annual
Nectar
Yellow Sand Verbena
Abronia latifolia
perennial herb
Nectar