Sphinx vashti
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 Sphinx vashti, adult
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| Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878 |
The Vashti Sphinx (Sphinx vashti) is a member of the Sphingidae family of moths. It's identification is highly variable. The forewing ranges from pale to very dark gray with paler gray at the base of the costa, the wing tip, and on the outer margin. A series of black dashes ends with the topmost one reaching the wing tip. The hindwing is black with white bands. There is one brood per year. The species range from British Columbia east to Manitoba, south to southern California, Nevada, central Arizona, New Mexico, and west Texas.
Larva feed on:
- Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
- Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)
[edit] External links
- Vashti Sphinx Moths of America
- Life Cycle
