Lapara coniferarum

Southern Pine Sphinx
Lapara coniferarum, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Lapara
Species: L. coniferarum
Binomial name
Lapara coniferarum
(J.E. Smith, 1797)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797
  • Sphinx cana Martyn, 1797

The Southern Pine Sphinx (Lapara coniferarum) is a species of sphinx moth. It is known from mixed and pine forests from Nova Scotia and Maine south to Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana.[2]

Illustration of Life cycle

The wingspan is 50–57 mm. The forewing is grey with two or three black stripes in the middle of the wing. Other marking are vague.

The larvae feed on Pinus species, including Pinus taeda and Pinus pinaster.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2004-07-10. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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