Sphinx chisoya

Chisoya sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species: S. chisoya
Binomial name
Sphinx chisoya
(Schaus, 1932)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hyloicus chisoya Schaus, 1932

Sphinx chisoya (chisoya sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from tropical and subtropical lowlands from southern Texas to Mexico.[2]

The wingspan is 70–82 mm. The forewing upperside is dark grey to bluish grey with narrow black streaks. The posterior margin of the discal cell is marked by a dark line. There is a dark, wavy submarginal line which is made more prominent by a light grey band distal to it. The hindwing upperside is dark grey, with two diffuse, light grey bands.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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