Sphinx leucophaeata
Species of moth
| Sphinx leucophaeata | |
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| Sphinx leucophaeata ♂ | |
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| Sphinx leucophaeata ♂ △ | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphinx |
| Species: | S. leucophaeata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859[1] | |
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Sphinx leucophaeata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from north-western Mexico with an occasional stray into Texas.[2]
Description
The length of the forewings is 62–75 mm.
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Sphinx leucophaeata ♀ -
Sphinx leucophaeata ♀ △
Biology
There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to early August.
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