| Sphinx perelegans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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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The Elegant Sphinx (Sphinx perelegans) is a species of hawkmoth. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California and to New Mexico.
The wingspan is 98-110 mm. In 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.