Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Lapara coniferarum | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lapara Rank Species | |
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Similar Paratrea plebeja, Darapsa versicolor, Lapara bombycoides, Manduca jasminearum, Paonias astylus | ||
Lapara coniferarum (southern pine sphinx) is a species of sphinx moth. It is known from mixed and pine forests from Nova Scotia and Maine south to Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana.
The wingspan is 50–57 mm. The forewing is grey with two or three black stripes in the middle of the wing. Other marking are vague.
The larvae feed on Pinus species, including Pinus taeda and Pinus pinaster.
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