Sphinx sequoiae

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Sequoia sphinx
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Sphinx sequoiae
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Sphinx sequoiae ♂ △
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species:
S. sequoiae
Binomial name
Sphinx sequoiae
Boisduval, 1868 [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx dollii engelhardtiClark, 1919

Sphinx sequoiae, the sequoia sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the United States from Oregon south through California, Nevada, and south-eastern Utah to Arizona and further south into Mexico's northern Baja California. [2]

The wingspan is 48–68 mm. There are two forms, a dark form (occurring from Oregon to central California) with blue-gray forewings with black dashes and a pale form (occurring in the juniper belt of the rest of the range) which is pale gray with only a faint blue tint.

There is a one generation per year with adults on wing from May to August. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Prunus virginiana var. demissa and Aesculus californica .

The larvae feed on Juniperus californica , Juniperus osteosperma and possibly also Calocedrus decurrens .

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References

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  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-01.