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Sphinx dollii

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Doll's sphinx moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species:
S. dollii
Binomial name
Sphinx dollii
Neumoegen, 1881
Synonyms
  • Sphinx coloradus Smith, 1887
  • Sphinx dollii australis Clark, 1922

Sphinx dollii, or Doll's sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from arid brushlands and desert foothills from Nevada and southern California east through Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and from New Mexico to Oklahoma and Texas.[1]

The wingspan is 45–63 mm. There is one generation with adults on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Juniperus species, including Juniperus deppeana.

References

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  1. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2004-08-06. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
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