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Sphinx dollii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Sphinx dollii

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Sphinx

Rank
  
Species

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Sphinx dollii (Doll's sphinx moth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from arid brushlands and desert foothills from Nevada and southern California east through Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and from New Mexico to Oklahoma and Texas.

The wingspan is 45–63 mm. There is one generation with adults on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Juniperus species, including Juniperus deppeana.

References

Sphinx dollii Wikipedia


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