Proserpinus juanita

Juanita sphinx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

Proserpinus juanita, the Juanita sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herman Strecker in 1877.[2] It is found from the US states of Montana and North Dakota, south to Arizona, and east to Missouri and Texas.

Description

The wingspan is 45–64 mm.

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Biology

The larvae feed on Onagraceae species, including Oenothera, Gaura and Epilobium species

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
2. Savela, Markku. "Proserpinus juanita (Strecker, 1876)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

External links

• Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Juanita sphinx Proserpinus juanita (Strecker, 1877)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 6, 2018.