Sphinx perelegans

Elegant sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Sphinx
Species:	S. perelegans
Binomial name
	Sphinx perelegans; Henry Edwards, 1874
Synonyms
	Sphinx vancouverensis Edwards, 1874;

Sphinx perelegans, the elegant sphinx, is a species of hawkmoth.

Distribution[]

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California and to New Mexico.

Description[]

The wingspan is 98–110 mm.

Sphinx perelegans ♂
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Biology[]

There is one generation per year in the north with adults on wing in June and July. In California, there is one generation (although there might be a partial second) with adults on wing from April to June and again from August to September.

The adult of this species is a key pollinator of the rare lemon lily (Lilium parryi) in California.^[2]

The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos manzanita, Arbutus menziesii, Cercocarpus betuloides and Prunus ilicifolia. In captivity, they will feed on Gaultheria shallon.

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Lilium parryi". Center for Plant Conservation. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

External links[]

Elegant Sphinx Moths of America
Life cycle

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Lilium parryi". Center for Plant Conservation. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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