Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sphinx asellus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Hyloicus perelegans f. asellus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Numbers
Sixteen species of the genus
Sphinx are listed for America north of Mexico.
(3),
(4)Size
Forewing length 41-55 mm.
(1)Range
California to Wyoming and western Texas.
(4)
Holotype from Durango, Colorado.
Food
The hosts in southeastern Arizona and the Huachuca Mountains are manzanita, including
pointleaf manzanita (
Arctostaphylos pungens).
(1) Other hosts are likely.
See Also
Powell and Opler (2009) states that
Sphinx chersis does not have the faint black medial line on each
tegula as seen in
S. asellus.
(1) See photo of
S. libocedrus, S. asellus, and
S. chersis for comparison (
Moths of Southeastern Arizona).
Print References
Hodges, R.W., 1971.
The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 62; pl. 4.10.
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Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009.
Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. pl. 39, fig. 9; p. 243
(1)
Rothschild, W. & K. Jordan 1903. A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae.
Novitates Zoologicae 9 (Suppl.):
133-134,
pl. 13, fig. 2.
Tuttle, J.P., 2007.
The Hawk Moths of North America. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 80; pl. 7.1.
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