Proserpinus juanita

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 states of Montana and North Dakota, south to Arizona, and east to Missouri and Texas.

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

Description

The wingspan is 45–64 mm.

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Biology

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