Sphinx perelegans
Sphinx perelegans, the elegant sphinx, is a species of hawkmoth.
Elegant sphinx | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Sphinx |
Species: | S. perelegans |
Binomial name | |
Sphinx perelegans Henry Edwards, 1874[1] | |
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Distribution
It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California and to New Mexico.
Description
The wingspan is 98–110 mm.
- Sphinx perelegans ♂
- Sphinx perelegans ♂ △
- Sphinx perelegans ♀
- Sphinx perelegans ♀ △
Biology
There is one generation per year in the north with adults on wing in June and July. In California, there is one generation (although there might be a partial second) with adults on wing from April to June and again from August to September.
The adult of this species is a key pollinator of the rare lemon lily (Lilium parryi) in California.[2]
The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos manzanita, Arbutus menziesii, Cercocarpus betuloides and Prunus ilicifolia. In captivity, they will feed on Gaultheria shallon.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- "Lilium parryi". Center for Plant Conservation. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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