Sphinx leucophaeata
| Sphinx leucophaeata | |
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| 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] | |
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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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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