Isoparce cupressi
| Baldcypress sphinx | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Isoparce |
| Species: | I. cupressi |
| Binomial name | |
| Isoparce cupressi | |
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Isoparce cupressi, the baldcypress sphinx or cypress sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is found in cypress swamps in from Maryland to Texas. It has been reported from Mexico.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 60–65 mm (2.4–2.6 in).
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Has an almost uniform brown colour on the upper surface of the wings, has two distinct parallel dark markings on the limbal area of the fore wings.[3]
Biology
There are at least four generations per year in Louisiana with adults on wing from February to October.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-07-04. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Holland, William Jacob (1915). The moth book : a popular guide to a knowledge of the moths of North America. New York : Doubleday, Page. p. 48.
External links
- Baldcypress Sphinx Moths of North America Guide