Lapara coniferarum

Lapara coniferarum, the southern pine sphinx, is a species of sphinx moth. It was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut.^[2]

Southern pine sphinx
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Lapara
Species:	L. coniferarum
Binomial name
Lapara coniferarum (J. E. Smith, 1797)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 Sphinx cana Martyn, 1797

Distribution

It is known from mixed and pine forests from Nova Scotia and Maine south to Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana.^[3]

Illustration of life cycle

Biology

The larvae feed on Pinus species, including Pinus taeda and Pinus palustris.^[4]