Proserpinus juanita

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 state of North Dakota, south to Arizona, and east to Missouri and Texas.

Juanita sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Proserpinus
Species:
P. juanita
Binomial name
Proserpinus juanita
(Strecker, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterogon juanita Strecker, 1876
  • Proserpinus juanita oslari Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Description

The wingspan is 45–64 mm.

  • Dorsal view
  • Ventral view

Biology

The larvae feed on Onagraceae species, including Oenothera, Gaura and Epilobium species

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Proserpinus juanita (Strecker, 1876)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 6, 2018.


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