Smerinthus cerisyi

One-eyed sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Smerinthus
Species: S. cerisyi
Binomial name
Smerinthus cerisyi
Kirby, 1837[1]
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus astarte Strecker, 1885
  • Smerinthus vancouverensis Butler, 1876
  • Smerinthus cerisyi borealis Clark, 1929
  • Smerinthus cerisyi nigrescens Clark, 1919
  • Smerinthus cerisyi pallidulus (Edwards, 1875)

Smerinthus cerisyi (one-eyed sphinx or Cerisy's sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-eastern Alaska, the southern parts of all Canadian provinces and in the northern border states of the United States south into northern Indiana, Pennsylvania and Ohio and along the west coast to southern California, eastward to the Rocky Mountains and into western New Mexico north to western North Dakota. It has also been recorded from Illinois and as far south as Missouri.[2]

Smerinthus cerisyi observed in Friday Harbor, Washington

The wingspan is about 95 mm. The species is found mostly in summer.

The larvae feed on willow (Salix) and poplar (Populus).

Taxonomy

Smerinthus ophthalmica, formerly listed as a synonym of Smerinthus cerisyi, is thought to be a valid species.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.