Prairie sphinx moth

Prairie sphinx moth
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Euproserpinus
Species:	E. wiesti
Binomial name
Euproserpinus wiesti Sperry, 1939 [2]

The prairie sphinx moth or Wiest's primrose sphinx (Euproserpinus wiesti) is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It is found in the Western United States. ^[3] The habitat consists of sand washes and prairie blow-outs.

The wingspan is 32–49 mm.

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from May to June. Adults nectar at flowers during the day.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Oenothera latifolia .

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Euproserpinus wiesti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T8373A12908327. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8373A12908327.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
3. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2010-09-07. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

Sources

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Euproserpinus wiesti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T8373A12908327. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8373A12908327.en .