Biology:Sagenosoma

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Short description: Genus of moths

Sagenosoma
Sagenosoma elsa MHNT CUT 2010 0 478 wilcox, Cochise Co; Arizona - male dorsal.jpg
Sagenosoma elsa
Sagenosoma elsa MHNT CUT 2010 0 478 wilcox, Cochise Co; Arizona - male ventral.jpg
Sagenosoma elsa ♂ △
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sagenosoma
Jordan, 1946
Species:
S. elsa
Binomial name
Sagenosoma elsa
Synonyms
  • Dictyosoma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Genus)
  • Sphinx elsa Strecker, 1878 (Species)

Sagenosoma is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, the elsa sphinx moth (Sagenosoma elsa), which is known from the south-western United States (Arizona, western New Mexico, southern Utah and Colorado) and northern Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 23–38 mm. Adults are on wing from mid April to mid August, in either one or two generations.

The larvae have been recorded on Lycium pallidum.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1388052 entry