Biology:Ceratomia sonorensis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Sonoran sphinx | |
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| Male dorsal | |
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| Male ventral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ceratomia |
| Species: | C. sonorensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratomia sonorensis Hodges, 1971[1]
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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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Ceratomia/sonorensis.html.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130512004241/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/csonoren.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Wikidata ☰ Q147822 entry
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