Proserpinus juanita

Proserpinus juanita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Proserpinus
Species: P. juanita
Binomial name
Proserpinus juanita
(Strecker, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterogon juanita Strecker, 1876
  • Proserpinus juanita oslari Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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

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