Isoparce cupressi

Isoparce cupressi, the baldcypress sphinx or cypress sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Baldcypress sphinx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Isoparce
Species:
I. cupressi
Binomial name
Isoparce cupressi
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx cupressi Boisduval, 1875

Distribution

It is found in cypress swamps in from Maryland to Texas. It has been reported from Mexico.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 60–65 mm (2.4–2.6 in).

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Biology

There are at least four generations per year in Louisiana with adults on wing from February to October.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2007-07-04. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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