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Sphinx vashti (Vashti Sphinx)

Synonyms: Sphinx albescens (heterotypic); Sphinx gerhardi; Sphinx mordecai

Wikipedia Abstract

Sphinx vashti (Vashti sphinx) is a member of the family Sphingidae of moths. It is found from British Columbia east to Manitoba, south to southern California, Nevada, central Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas. The pattern and wing length are highly variable. The forewing ranges from pale to very dark gray with paler gray at the base of the costa, the wing tip, and on the outer margin. A series of black dashes ends with the topmost one reaching the wing tip. The hindwing is black with white bands. There is one brood per year.
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Prey / Diet

Arctostaphylos patula (greenleaf manzanita)[1]
Symphoricarpos albus (common snowberry)[1]
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus (coralberry)[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