Ceratomia sonorensis
Appearance
Sonoran sphinx | |
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Male dorsal | |
Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ceratomia |
Species: | C. sonorensis
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Binomial name | |
Ceratomia sonorensis |
Ceratomia sonorensis, the Sonoran sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from high altitudes in oak and oak-pine associations in Madrean woodland in Sonora, Mexico and in south-eastern Arizona.[2]
The wingspan is 84–89 mm.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Fraxinus species.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.