Sphinx leucophaeata

Sphinx leucophaeata
Sphinx leucophaeata, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species: S. leucophaeata
Binomial name
Sphinx leucophaeata
Clemens, 1859[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lanceolata Boisduval, 1870
  • Sphinx aequinoctialis Boisduval, 1870

Sphinx leucophaeata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from north-western Mexico with an occasional stray into Texas.[2]

The length of the forewings is 62–75 mm. The forewing uppersides are pale bluish grey, with two prominent, dark median streaks, a long, black apical line, and a weak, undulating, black submarginal line.

There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to early August.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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