Biology:Proserpinus juanita
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Short description: Species of moth
| Juanita sphinx | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Proserpinus |
| Species: | P. juanita
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| Proserpinus juanita (Strecker, 1877)[1]
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Proserpinus juanita, the Juanita sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herman Strecker in 1877.[2] It is found from the US states of Montana and North Dakota, south to Arizona, and east to Missouri and Texas .
Description
The wingspan is 45–64 mm.
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Biology
The larvae feed on Onagraceae species, including Oenothera, Gaura and Epilobium species
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105214733/https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Proserpinus/juanita.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Proserpinus juanita (Strecker, 1876)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/proserpinus/#juanita. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
External links
- Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Juanita sphinx Proserpinus juanita (Strecker, 1877)". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Proserpinus-juanita. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q3259907 entry
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