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Southern Pine Sphinx - Lapara coniferarum
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Southern Pine Sphinx - Lapara coniferarum
Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 7, 2019
Contributed by tom murray on 8 September, 2019 - 7:13pm
Last updated 9 September, 2019 - 4:50pm

Moved
Moved from Northern Pine Sphinx.
Thanks Ryan. This location had a mix of pitch and white pines.
… tom murray, 9 September, 2019 - 4:49pm

Lapara
This looks like L. coniferarum based on the black border of the lines on the head (continues along the entire head, in L. bombycoides the black is restricted to the apex of the head only). Based on the pine needles, looks like a spot with a lot of pitch pine, right? This is the primary (only?) host of L. coniferarum in New England.
… Ryan St Laurent, 9 September, 2019 - 11:39am

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