Hyles lineata in AZ.
Hank Brodkin
hankb at theriver.com
Fri Aug 21 03:36:56 EDT 1998
Pierre A Plauzoles wrote:
>
>
> Hello.
>
> I don't know how things are going along in Arizona for the white-lined
> sphinx, but I do know there are roadrunners in Arizona (in fact, isn't it
> the state bird?)
Pierre-Hi. The state bird of Arizona is the Cactus Wren who, I have no doubt,
also preys upon the larvae of sphingids.
> , but in Malibu (here on the coast just west-northwest of
> Los Angeles), the roadrunner is a very voracious predator of this
> species. I imagine the same situation would exist anywhere the bird and
> the moth are found together. By the way, just where were you, if I may
> ask, and were there also other sphingids as well?
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Pierre Plauzoles ae779 at lafn.org
> Canoga Park, California
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Hank Brodkin, Carr Canyon,
Cochise County, Arizona
31.45N, 110.27W
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