california wildlife series - white lined sphynx moth - hyles lineata - anza borrego desert

meadow yellow color desert mountain landscape anza borrego state park springs california htbphotos john katharina notarianni websites print news media wildflowers bloom wildflower blue sky clouds big fat caterpillar black lines crawls sand search food early spring hyles lineata whitelined sphinx moth family sphingidae hummingbird birdlike size flight patterns caterpillars wide range phenotypes show consistent adult coloration