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Proserpinus lucidus

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Pacific green sphinx
Arctonotus lucidus, adult
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P. lucidus
Binomial name
Proserpinus lucidus
(Boisduval, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Arctonotus lucidus Boisduval, 1852
  • Arctonotus lucidus clarki Barnes & Benjamin, 1923

Proserpinus lucidus (Pacific green sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It lives on the Pacific coast of the United States in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California and into Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing in one generation in winter.

The larvae feed on Clarkia breweri and Clarkia modesta and probably Clarkia purpurea, Camissonia bistorta and Camissonia strigulosa.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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