Proserpinus juanita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Proserpinus |
Species: | P. juanita |
Binomial name | |
Proserpinus juanita (Strecker, 1877)[1] |
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The Juanita Sphinx (Proserpinus juanita) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. [2] It is found from North Dakota south to Arizona and east to Missouri and Texas.
The wingspan is 45-64 mm.
The larvae feed on Onagraceae species, including Oenothera, Gaura and Epilobium species