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Euproserpinus phaeton (Phaeton Primrose Sphinx)

Synonyms: Euproserpinus erato; Euproserpinus mojave

Wikipedia Abstract

Euproserpinus phaeton (Phaeton primrose sphinx moth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from California south to Baja California Sur and further into Mexico. It has also been reported in south-western Arizona. The length of the forewings is 32–42 mm. The abdomen upperside has creamy white side-tufts and a discontinuous dorsal white band. The forewing upperside has a median area which is mainly lacking transverse lines. The hindwing upperside has a straight marginal black band with some black scales. The hindwing underside is lacking black basally.
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Prey / Diet

Camissoniopsis bistorta (southern suncup)[1]
Oenothera elata (Hooker's eveningprimrose)[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
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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