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 | |
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| Sphinx luscitiosa♂ | |
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| Sphinx luscitiosa♂ △ | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphinx |
| Species: | S. luscitiosa
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| Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
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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
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Sphinx luscitiosa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens 1859". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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