Smerinthus cerisyi

One-eyed sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Smerinthus
Species:	S. cerisyi
Binomial name
	Smerinthus cerisyi; Kirby, 1837[1]
Synonyms
	Smerinthus astarte Strecker, 1885 ; Smerinthus vancouverensis Butler, 1876 ; Smerinthus cerisyi borealis Clark, 1929 ; Smerinthus cerisyi nigrescens Clark, 1919 ; Smerinthus cerisyi pallidulus (Edwards, 1875) ;

Smerinthus cerisyi, the one-eyed sphinx or Cerisy's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by William Kirby who named the species in honor of Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy in 1837. It is known from south-eastern Alaska, the southern parts of all Canadian provinces and in the northern border states of the United States south into northern Indiana, Pennsylvania and Ohio and along the west coast to southern California, eastward to the Rocky Mountains and into western New Mexico north to western North Dakota. It has also been recorded from Illinois and as far south as Missouri.[2]

The wingspan is about 95 mm. The species is found mostly in summer.

The larvae feed on willow (Salix) and poplar (Populus).

Caterpillar

Taxonomy

Smerinthus ophthalmica, formerly listed as a synonym of Smerinthus cerisyi, is thought to be a valid species.

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Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "One-eyed sphinx Smerinthus cerisyi Wm. Kirby, 1837". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

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