A Northern Pine Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/12/2014).
A Northern Pine Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/4/2018).
Northern Pine Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
A Northern Pine Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/1998).
Northern Pine Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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14 Records
Relationships
Host plants include Tamarack.
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A Northern Pine Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/12/2014).
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A Northern Pine Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/4/2018).
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Northern Pine Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
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A Northern Pine Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/1998).
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Northern Pine Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Northern pine sphinx | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lapara |
| Species: | L. bombycoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Lapara bombycoides | |
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Lapara bombycoides, the northern pine sphinx is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 45–60 mm.[3] It is a variable species. The forewing upperside is darker than in similar Lapara coniferarum and the antemedian lines are more distinct.
Biology
[edit]Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-July in Canada.
The larvae feed on various pine species, including Pinus resinosa, Pinus rigida and Pinus sylvestris as well as Larix laricina.
References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe. "Lapara bombycoides". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Lapara bombycoides". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
[edit]- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Northern pine sphinx Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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