Proserpinus juanita
| Proserpinus juanita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Proserpinus |
| Species: | P. juanita |
| Binomial name | |
| Proserpinus juanita (Strecker, 1877)[1] | |
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The Juanita Sphinx (Proserpinus juanita) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.[2] It is found from North Dakota south to Arizona and east to Missouri and Texas.
Description
The wingspan is 45–64 mm.
Biology
The larvae feed on Onagraceae species, including Oenothera, Gaura and Epilobium species
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Markku Savela (July 27, 2008). "Proserpinus genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
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