Proserpinus lucidus
| Pacific green sphinx | |
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| Arctonotus lucidus, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Proserpinus |
| Species: | P. lucidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Proserpinus lucidus (Boisduval, 1852)[1] | |
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The Pacific Green Sphinx (Proserpinus lucidus) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives on the Pacific coast of the United States in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California and into Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing in one generation in winter.
The larvae feed on Clarkia breweri and Clarkia modesta and probably Clarkia purpurea, Camissonia bistorta and Camissonia strigulosa.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
External links
- Pacific green sphinx Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Arctonotus lucidus Sphingidae of the Americas
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