Sphinx luscitiosa, or Clemens' hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.[1] It is found in North America 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.

Clemens' hawkmoth
Sphinx luscitiosa
Sphinx luscitiosa♂ △
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species:
S. luscitiosa
Binomial name
Sphinx luscitiosa
Clemens, 1859
Synonyms
  • Sphinx luscitiosa benjamini Clark, 1932
  • Sphinx luscitiosa bombax Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
  • Sphinx luscitiosa borealis Clark, 1931
  • Sphinx luscitiosa una (Skinner, 1903)

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

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
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