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Sphinx libocedrus (Incense Cedar Sphinx)

Synonyms: Sphinx insolita

Wikipedia Abstract

Sphinx libocedrus (incense cedar sphinx) is a member of the family Sphingidae of moths. It ranges from the western Texas to southern California and Mexico. The wingspan is 70–80 mm. The upperside of the forewing is pale blue-gray to dark gray with a black dash reaching the wing tip and a white stripe along the lower outer margin. The upperside of the hindwing is black with two diffuse white bands. There is one generation with adults on wing from July to September.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Forestiera pubescens (desert olive)[1]
Fraxinus greggii (gregg ash)[1]
Ligustrum ovalifolium (California privet)[1]
Ligustrum vulgare (lilac)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0