Proserpinus juanita

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;

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.

Description

The wingspan is 45–64 mm.

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

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