Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Ceratomia Higher classification Ceratomia | Phylum Arthropoda Family Sphingidae Scientific name Ceratomia undulosa Rank Species | |
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Similar Ceratomia, Sphingidae, Ceratomia amyntor, Paonias excaecatus, Smerinthus jamaicensis | ||
Waved sphinx moth sphingidae ceratomia undulosa lateral view
Ceratomia undulosa (waved sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the United States, and southern Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains.
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- Waved sphinx moth sphingidae ceratomia undulosa lateral view
- Waved sphinx moth sphingidae ceratomia undulosa
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Adult moths are strictly nocturnal, hiding away as dawn approaches (Fullard & Napoleone 2001).
Recorded food plants of the larvae include Fraxinus and possibly Quercus species. Larvae then dig underground to pupate. Active eating Datura (Devils Trumpet) The Villages, Fl 32162 9/3/2016.
Waved sphinx moth sphingidae ceratomia undulosa
Subspecies
References
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