Sphinx libocedrus
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sphinx libocedrus, the incense cedar sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It ranges from the western Texas to southern California and Mexico.
| Incense cedar sphinx | |
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| Sphinx libocedrus ♂ | |
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| Sphinx libocedrus ♂ △ | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphinx |
| Species: | S. libocedrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphinx libocedrus H. Edwards, 1881[1] | |
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The larvae feed on New Mexican forestiera (Forestiera neomexicana), Forestiera angustifolia and Fraxinus gooddingii in the olive family (Oleaceae).
Subspecies
- Sphinx libocedrus libocedrus (from Texas west through New Mexico and Arizona to southern California and further south to Sonora and Baja California Sur)
- Sphinx libocedrus achotla Mooser, 1944 (Mexico)
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