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Paonias astylus

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Huckleberry sphinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Paonias
Species:
P. astylus
Binomial name
Paonias astylus
(Drury, 1773)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx astylus Drury, 1773
  • Sphinx io Guérin-Méneville, [1829-1831]
  • Smerinthus integerrima Harris, 1833
  • Smerinthus integerrima Harris, 1839

Paonias astylus, the huckleberry sphinx, is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.

Distribution

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It is found in eastern North America, from Maine south to Florida, west to Missouri and Mississippi.

Description

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The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June and again in September in two generations in Florida. There is one generation with adults on wing in July in the northern part of its range.

Biology

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The larvae feed on blueberry, Vaccinium (including V. vacillans and V. corymbosum), Prunus, Andromeda and Salix. Adults do not feed.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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