| Walnut Sphinx | |
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| Adult specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Amorpha |
| Species: | A. juglandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amorpha juglandis (J. E. Smith, 1797)[1] |
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The Walnut Sphinx (Amorpha juglandis) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains and from the southern United States up into parts of Canada.
The wingspan is 45-75 mm. Adult moths are nocturnal, being found rarely outside the early hours of the night.
The caterpillars feed on Alder (Alnus), Hickory (Carya), Hazelnut (Corylus), Beech (Fagus), Walnut (Juglans) and Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya) species.