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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Macroglossini » Arctonotus » Pacific Green Sphinx Moth - Hodges#7872 (Arctonotus lucidus)

Species Arctonotus lucidus - Pacific Green Sphinx Moth - Hodges#7872

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Internet References
Arctonotus lucidus Boisduval, 1852 - Arctonotus lucidus yay! now i know spring is acomming.. - Arctonotus lucidus beautiful beautiful - Arctonotus lucidus Arctonotus lucidus Green and Lavender moth - Arctonotus lucidus Pacific Green Sphinx Moth - Arctonotus lucidus Pacific Green Sphinx Moth - Arctonotus lucidus Pacific Green Sphinx Moth - Arctonotus lucidus
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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 Macroglossinae
Tribe Macroglossini
Genus Arctonotus
Species lucidus (Pacific Green Sphinx Moth - Hodges#7872)
Hodges Number
7872
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
First described in 1852 by Jean Baptiste Boisduval as Arctonotus lucidus
Explanation of Names
lucidus is Latin for "clear, bright, shining"
Range
From Mexico through the Pacific Coast states to Washington and into Idaho
Food
Larvae feed on plants in the Evening Primrose Family, Onagraceae, such as Camissonia, Clarkia, and Oenothera
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Butterflies and Moths of America
Bill Oehlke's Sphingidae of the Americas
Annales de la Société entomologique de France, ser.2, v.10, p.319    Boisduval's original description of the genus and species
Contributed by Tony-2 on 27 May, 2006 - 7:03pm
Additional contributions by Bob Patterson, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 25 July, 2010 - 8:03pm

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