Identification
Distinctive forewing pattern.
Larvae are highly variable but have a green or orange speckled head and anal plate, and yellow or orange horn (often black-tipped or largely blackened).
Range
Widespread: most of North America, Central America, West Indes, also parts of Eurasia, Africa.
Habitat
Various open habitats: deserts, meadows, gardens
Season
February-November (two broods)
Food
Adults take nectar, fly at dusk but also in day.
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on a wide variety of plants, see
Butterflies and Moths of North America, including, but not limited to, many plants in the Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) and Rosaceae (Rose family).
See Also
Gallium Sphinx
(1). Has a broader and somewhat uneven stripe on the forewing, and lacks the white lines.
Larva of
Galium Sphinx has a red or black horn and yellowish subdorsal spots.
Print References
Covell p. 44, plate 3 #14
(2)
