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Proserpinus clarkiae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Proserpinus clarkiae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Proserpinus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Proserpinus, Proserpinus lucidus, Hemaris thetis, Sphinx perelegans, Proserpinus flavofasciata

Proserpinus clarkiae (Clark's sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from British Columbia and Washington south through California to Baja California, east to Idaho, Wyoming and Utah. The habitat consists of oak woodland and pine-oak woodland in foothills.

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Description

The wingspan is 30–38 mm. The forewing underside basal orange colour is vestigial or absent. The hindwing upperside is pale-orange or yellowish and the marginal band of the hindwing is black.

Biology

Adults are on wing from mid March to June in one generation per year. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Salvia columbariae, Asclepias cordifolia, Ribes aureum, Dichelostemma capitatum, Clarkia, Vicia, Cirsium and Stachys species.

The larvae feed on Clarkia unguiculata.

References

Proserpinus clarkiae Wikipedia