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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Isoparce » Bald Cypress Sphinx - Hodges#7791 (Isoparce cupressi)

Species Isoparce cupressi - Bald Cypress Sphinx - Hodges#7791

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Habitat · Food · Internet References
Green Caterpillar with White Bars and White Spots - Isoparce cupressi Moth, Top View - Isoparce cupressi Bald Cypress Sphinx Caterpillar found in South Arkansas - Isoparce cupressi Isoparce cupressi Isoparce cupressi - Isoparce cupressi Isoparce cupressi Isoparce cupressi - male Isoparce cupressi - male
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Subfamily Sphinginae
Tribe Sphingini
Genus Isoparce
Species cupressi (Bald Cypress Sphinx - Hodges#7791)
Hodges Number
7791
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
First described in 1875 by Jean Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval and Achille Guené as Sphinx cupressi
Explanation of Names
cupressi is Latin for "of cypress": the original species account refers to the larvae as living on "Cupressus thuioides" (current name Chamaecyparis thyoides)
Habitat
Cypress swamps
Food
Although the larvae have been reported as feeding on Atlantic White Cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides, their main food plant is the Baldcypress, Taxodium distichum.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Histoire naturelle des insectes: species général des lépidoptères hétérocères,v.1, p.102 Original species description (in French)
Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 10 March, 2008 - 4:38pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Fyn Kynd, Steve Morris
Last updated 28 August, 2022 - 3:14pm

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