Proserpinus vega

Proserpinus vega, the vega sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1903. It is found from southern Arizona, New Mexico and Texas south into Mexico.[2]

Vega sphinx moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Proserpinus
Species:
P. vega
Binomial name
Proserpinus vega
(Dyar, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lepisesia vega Dyar, 1903

The wingspan is 61–67 mm. The forewing upperside is similar to Proserpinus terlooii but with an additional dark green basal band. The hindwing upperside is as in Proserpinus juanita.

There is one generation per year with adults on wing in August. Adults fly during the afternoon, nectaring from flowers.

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 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. "Proserpinus vega (Dyar, 1903)". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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