Sphinx luscitiosa

Clemens' hawkmoth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Sphinx
Species: S. luscitiosa
Binomial name
Sphinx luscitiosa
Synonyms
  • Sphinx luscitiosa benjamini Clark, 1932
  • Sphinx luscitiosa bombax Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
  • Sphinx luscitiosa borealis Clark, 1931
  • Sphinx luscitiosa una (Skinner, 1903)

Sphinx luscitiosa (Clemens' hawkmoth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Nova Scotia south to New Jersey, west through Michigan, Wisconsin and the northern plains to Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana and south to Utah. It has been taken as far north as Yukon.

The wingspan is 56–80 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Salix, Populus, Malus, Fraxinus, Morella and Betula species.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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