Sphinx leucophaeata

Sphinx leucophaeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Sphinx
Species:	S. leucophaeata
Binomial name
	Sphinx leucophaeata; Clemens, 1859[1]
Synonyms
	Sphinx lanceolata Boisduval, 1870; Sphinx aequinoctialis Boisduval, 1870;

Sphinx leucophaeata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-western Mexico with an occasional stray into Texas.[2]

The length of the forewings is 62–75 mm. The forewing uppersides are pale bluish gray, with two prominent, dark median streaks, a long, black apical line, and a weak, undulating, black submarginal line.

There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to early August.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
"Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.