Adhemarius blanchardorum

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Blanchard's sphinx moth
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Female, upperside
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species:
A. blanchardorum
Binomial name
Adhemarius blanchardorum
(Hodges, 1985)
Synonyms
  • Amplypterus blanchardorumHodges, 1985

Adhemarius blanchardorum, or Blanchard's sphinx moth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1985, [1] and is known from the Green Gulch in the Chisos Mountains in Texas. It is probably also found in the neighbouring mountains of Mexico. [2]

The length of the forewings is 43–53 mm. It is similar to Protambulyx strigilis , but can be distinguished by the green spots and the large dark basal spot on the forewing.

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References

  1. "Adhemarius blanchardorum (Hodges, 1985) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. "Adhemarius blanchardorum (Hodges, 1985) Amplypterus". Sphingidae of the Americas. August 8, 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.