Biology:Paonias myops

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Short description: Species of moth

Small-eyed sphinx
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Paonias
Species:
P. myops
Binomial name
Paonias myops
Synonyms
  • Sphinx myops J. E. Smith, 1797
  • Boisduval, 1875 Boisduval, 1836
  • Eitschberger, 2002 Calasymbolus myops mccrearyi
  • Smerinthus cerasi Clark, 1929
  • Smerinthus sorbi Boisduval, 1875
  • Paonias oplerorum Smerinthus tiliastri
  • Boisduval, 1875 Eitschberger, 2002
  • Paonias hyatti Smerinthus rosacearum
  • Eitschberger, 2002 Paonias emmeli

Paonias myops, the small-eyed sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.

Distribution

It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coast.[2] It is also known from Mexico.

Description

The wingspan is 52–69 mm. Adults are more nocturnal than most sphingids; after an initial bout of activity after dusk, they fly throughout the night. Adults are on wing from June to September in eastern Canada. In New Jersey, there are two generations per year and there are four generations in Louisiana.

Subspecies

  • Paonias myops myops
  • Paonias myops occidentalis Clark, 1919 (Mexico)

References

  • Fullard, James H. & Napoleone, Nadia (2001): Diel flight periodicity and the evolution of auditory defences in the Macrolepidoptera. Animal Behaviour 62(2): 349–368. doi:10.1006/anbe.2001.1753 PDF fulltext

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1354807 entry