Proserpinus juanita, the Juanita sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herman Strecker in 1877.[2] It is found from the US states of Montana and North Dakota, south to Arizona, and east to Missouri and Texas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Proserpinus |
| Species: | P. juanita
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| Proserpinus juanita | |
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Description
editThe wingspan is 45–64 mm.
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Biology
editThe larvae feed on Onagraceae species, including Oenothera, Gaura and Epilobium species
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Proserpinus juanita (Strecker, 1876)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
External links
edit- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Juanita sphinx Proserpinus juanita (Strecker, 1877)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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