Paonias myops

Paonias myops, the small-eyed sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.

Small-eyed sphinx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Paonias
Species:	P. myops
Binomial name
Paonias myops (J. E. Smith, 1797)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx myops J. E. Smith, 1797 Smerinthus tiliastri Boisduval, 1875 Smerinthus sorbi Boisduval, 1875 Smerinthus rosacearum Boisduval, 1836 Smerinthus cerasi Boisduval, 1875 Paonias oplerorum Eitschberger, 2002 Paonias hyatti Eitschberger, 2002 Paonias emmeli Eitschberger, 2002 Calasymbolus myops mccrearyi Clark, 1929

Distribution

It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coast.^[2] It is also known from Mexico.

Description

The wingspan is 52–69 mm. Adults are more nocturnal than most sphingids. Adults are on wing from June to September in eastern Canada. In New Jersey, there are two generations per year and there are four generations in Louisiana.

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Subspecies

• Paonias myops myops
• Paonias myops occidentalis Clark, 1919 (Mexico)

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
2. "Paonias myops (J. E. Smith, 1797)". Sphingidae of the Americas. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

• Fullard, James H. & Napoleone, Nadia (2001): Diel flight periodicity and the evolution of auditory defences in the Macrolepidoptera. Animal Behaviour 62(2): 349–368. doi:10.1006/anbe.2001.1753 PDF fulltext

External links

• Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Small-eyed sphinx Paonias myops (J.E. Smith, 1797)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
• Midnight racer on National Geographic.