Biology:Lapara bombycoides
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Short description: Species of moth
Northern pine sphinx | |
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Male, ventral view | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Lapara |
Species: | L. bombycoides
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Binomial name | |
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856[1]
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Lapara bombycoides, the northern pine sphinx is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
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Description
The wingspan is 45–60 mm.[2] It is a variable species. The forewing upperside is darker than in similar Lapara coniferarum and the antemedian lines are more distinct.
Biology
Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-July in Canada.
The larvae feed on various pine species, including Pinus resinosa, Pinus rigida and Pinus sylvestris as well as Larix laricina.
References
- ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Lapara bombycoides". sphingidae.myspecies.info. https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1420. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050152/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/lbombyco.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
- Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Northern pine sphinx Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Lapara-bombycoides. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Lapara/bombycoides.html.
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Wikidata ☰ Q1382686 entry
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