The Bicolor Hawk Moth is a medium-sized hawk moth with pale yellow forewings banded in brown and bright orange hindwings, giving it its bicolored name. Its fat, green caterpillar has oblique white side stripes and develops on honey locust and redbud. Adults fly at night and are attracted to lights in forested areas.
Best time to see a Bicolor Hawk Moth
The best time to see a Bicolor Hawk Moth is June–August, when about 67% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 1,119 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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