<p>Large colorful moth.  Body looks fuzzy, the top section is brown with vertical white lines running from the head to the abdomen.  The lower body has horizontal lines that are in sequence of black, white, black, and continues to the tip the sides are brown with a brown stripe down the middle.  The upper wings are brown with edged in a very thin black line.  The inside of the wings has a thick yellow color the runs from the body to the tip of the wing.  In addition there are white lines that are edge to edge crossing over the yellow  .  The lower wings have a thick black coloring along the edge with the inside having reddish orangey coloring.  The antennae of horizontal for the head.</p>
<p>Common.  Over state; range eastern U.S., mostly southeastern; adults active May-September.  Caterpillars feed on willow, herb and apple.
Genus: Hyles
Species: lineata
Acc No.: 00032
Cat. No.: 22690</p>
<ul><li>Keywords: Moth; Piscataway; Collection</li></ul>
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