Sphinx dollii

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Doll's sphinx moth
Sphinx dollii MHNT CUT 2010 0 476 - Madera Canyon Santa Rita Mts Arizona - male dorsal.jpg
Sphinx dollii MHNT CUT 2010 0 476 - Madera Canyon Santa Rita Mts Arizona - male ventral.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species:
S. dollii
Binomial name
Sphinx dollii
Neumoegen, 1881
Synonyms
  • Sphinx coloradusSmith, 1887
  • Sphinx dollii australisClark, 1922

Sphinx dollii, or Doll's sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from arid brushlands and desert foothills from Nevada and southern California east through Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and from New Mexico to Oklahoma and Texas. [1]

The wingspan is 45–63 mm. There is one generation with adults on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Juniperus species, including Juniperus deppeana .

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References

  1. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2004-08-06. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[ permanent dead link ]