Species Paonias myops - Small-eyed Sphinx - Hodges#7825

Classification · Hodges Number · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

I think Small-eyed Sphinx - Paonias myops

Smerinthus cerisyi ? One eyed Sphinx moth? - Paonias myops

Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea

Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)

Subfamily Smerinthinae

Tribe Smerinthini

Genus Paonias

Species myops (Small-eyed Sphinx - Hodges#7825)

Hodges Number

7825

Numbers

Common (1)

Size

Wingspan 45-75mm (1)

Identification

Forewing outer margin doubly indented (not straight or scalloped as in the two other species for this genus) (1)

Range

Throughout North America (USGS)

Season

Flies May to September (1)

Food

Birches, hawthorns, poplars, Prunus species, willows (1)

Print References

Covell, page 37 (info), plate 6, #2 (color photo)

Internet References

Lynn Scott's images

Bill Oehlke's species page; includes caterpillar image

USGS NPWRC species account

Works Cited

1.	Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths By Charles V. Covell

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 8 May, 2004 - 11:07am
Additional contributions by anitagould
Last updated 7 March, 2006 - 11:42am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version