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Proserpinus
''Proserpinus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the sphinx moths or hawk moths. Species of the genus are native to North America with the exception of ''P. proserpinus'', which has a much larger range extending from Asia to Africa.Rubinoff, D. and J. J. Le Roux. (2008)Evidence of repeated and independent saltational evolution in a peculiar genus of sphinx moths (''Proserpinus'': Sphingidae).''PLoS One'' 3(12) e4035. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. In general, these moths are green with orange or red hindwings. Like many other hawk moths, they hover in front of flowers like hummingbirds to feed on nectar. The larvae specialize on plants of the evening primrose family, Onagraceae. Exceptions are ''P. flavofaciata'', which has a black and yellow coloration, and ''P. terlooii'', which feeds on spiderlings, plants of the four o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae. There are seven species. ''Arctonotus lucidus'' may be included as ''P. lucidus''. Species include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpinus
''Proserpinus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the sphinx moths or hawk moths. Species of the genus are native to North America with the exception of ''P. proserpinus'', which has a much larger range extending from Asia to Africa.Rubinoff, D. and J. J. Le Roux. (2008)Evidence of repeated and independent saltational evolution in a peculiar genus of sphinx moths (''Proserpinus'': Sphingidae).''PLoS One'' 3(12) e4035. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. In general, these moths are green with orange or red hindwings. Like many other hawk moths, they hover in front of flowers like hummingbirds to feed on nectar. The larvae specialize on plants of the evening primrose family, Onagraceae. Exceptions are ''P. flavofaciata'', which has a black and yellow coloration, and ''P. terlooii'', which feeds on spiderlings, plants of the four o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae. There are seven species. ''Arctonotus lucidus'' may be included as ''P. lucidus''. Species include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpinus Proserpina
The willowherb hawkmoth (''Proserpinus proserpina'') is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772. Distribution It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 36–60 mm. It is highly variable in size but the colour variation is minimal. It is generally a shade of green. Form ''schmidti'' has yellow-grey forewings and grey hindwings, form ''brunnea'' has a pale leatherish coloration with a reddish med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowherb Hawkmoth
The willowherb hawkmoth (''Proserpinus proserpina'') is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772. Distribution It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 36–60 mm. It is highly variable in size but the colour variation is minimal. It is generally a shade of green. Form ''schmidti'' has yellow-grey forewings and grey hindwings, form ''brunnea'' has a pale leatherish coloration with a reddish med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpinus Clarkiae
''Proserpinus clarkiae'', or Clark's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1852. It is known from British Columbia and Washington south through California to Baja California, east to Idaho, Wyoming and Utah. The habitat consists of oak woodland and pine-oak woodland in foothills. Description The wingspan is 30–38 mm. The forewing underside basal orange colour is vestigial or absent. The hindwing upperside is pale orange or yellowish and the marginal band of the hindwing is black. Proserpinus clarkiae MHNT CUT 2010 0 11 Lime Kiln Canyon San Benito Co. female dorsal.jpg, Female Proserpinus clarkiae MHNT CUT 2010 0 11 Lime Kiln Canyon San Benito Co. female ventral.jpg, Female underside Proserpinus clarkiae MHNT CUT 2010 0 11 White Pass (Washington) male dorsal.jpg, Male Proserpinus clarkiae MHNT CUT 2010 0 11 White Pass (Washington) male ventral.jpg, Male underside Biology Adults are on wing from mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpinus Lucidus
''Proserpinus lucidus'', the Pacific green sphinx or bear sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1852. Distribution It lives on the Pacific coast of the United States in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California. Description The green forewings are 22–23 mm long, with pink/purple transverse bands outlined in yellow. Proserpinus lucidus MHNT CUT 2010 0 235 Dayton (Washington) USA male dorsal.jpg, Male upperside Proserpinus lucidus MHNT CUT 2010 0 235 Dayton (Washington) USA male ventral.jpg, Male underside Biology Adults fly in one generation in winter, from December to April, during which they do not eat. They are attracted to lights, but normally females will remain stationary and emit a pheromone to attract males. The larvae feed on ''Clarkia breweri'' and ''Clarkia modesta'' and probably ''Clarkia purpurea'', '' Camissonia bistorta'' and ''Camissonia strigulosa''. In later instar An instar (, from the Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpinus Juanita
''Proserpinus juanita'', the Juanita sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herman Strecker in 1877. It is found from the US states of Montana and North Dakota, south to Arizona, and east to Missouri and Texas. Description The wingspan is 45–64 mm. Proserpinus juanita MHNT CUT 2010 0 11 dorsal.jpg, Dorsal view Proserpinus juanita MHNT CUT 2010 0 11 ventral.jpg, Ventral view Biology The larvae feed on Onagraceae species, including '' Oenothera'', ''Gaura ''Gaura'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, native to North America. The genus includes many species known commonly as beeblossoms. Recent genetic research has shown that the genus is paraphyletic unless the monotypic genu ...'' and '' Epilobium'' species References External links * Proserpinus Moths described in 1877 Moths of North America Taxa named by Herman Strecker {{Macroglossini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpinus Flavofasciata
''Proserpinus flavofasciata'', the yellow-banded day sphinx, is a species of hawk moth which occurs at the edges of, and in clearings in, boreal and mountain forests across Canada, as far south as Maine and Massachusetts in the east and as far north as Alaska in the west. It is much more common in the west of its range. Description The adult moth is a day-flying bumblebee mimic with a plump black body with yellow markings. The black forewings are marked with a pale band and the hindwings, also black, have a prominent yellow band. It flies in late spring and early summer. The larva develops through several instars which are dramatically different in appearance. The penultimate instar is pale green with two pale stripes along the sides with a short horn at the tail end. The last instar is brown with black spots and no longer has a horn, just a white-edged black button. Proserpinus flavofasciata MHNT CUT 0 11 Snoqualmie Pass King Co Washington dorsal.jpg, dorsal Proserpinus flavof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpinus Gaurae
''Proserpinus gaurae'', the proud sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is found from Texas and Louisiana east to northern Florida, north to Alabama, Missouri, northern Georgia and South Carolina. It may range as far south as northern Mexico. The wingspan is 45–48 mm. The forewing outer margin is distinctly sinuate before the tornus. The labial palps are longer than in any other ''Proserpinus'' species and somewhat projecting. The underside of the abdomen is brownish orange. The forewing underside has no black discal spot. The basal area is chestnut orange. The hindwing upperside is orange, but washed brownish basally. The marginal band is reddish and the fringe is white with the short scales black. The basal area of the hindwing underside is chestnut orange. There are probably one or two generations per year with adults on wing from April to August. The larvae feed on '' Oenothera'', ''Gaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpinus Vega
''Proserpinus vega'', the vega sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1903. It is found from southern Arizona, New Mexico and Texas south into Mexico. The wingspan is 61–67 mm. The forewing upperside is similar to '' Proserpinus terlooii'' but with an additional dark green basal band. The hindwing upperside is as in ''Proserpinus juanita''. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in August. Adults fly during the afternoon, nectaring from flowers. The larvae feed on Onagraceae species, including '' Oenothera'', ''Gaura ''Gaura'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, native to North America. The genus includes many species known commonly as beeblossoms. Recent genetic research has shown that the genus is paraphyletic unless the monotypic genu ...'' and '' Epilobium'' species. References Macroglossini Moths described in 1903 Taxa named by Harrison Gray Dyar J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpinus Terlooi
''Proserpinus terlooi'', the Terloo sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Henry Edwards in 1875. It is found from southern Arizona to Sonora in Mexico. The wingspan is 42–48 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in July and August. Adults fly during the very late afternoon or evening, nectaring from flowers. The larvae feed on '' Boerhavia'' species (including '' Boerhavia coccinea'' and ''Boerhavia coulteri ''Boerhavia coulteri'' is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family known by the common name Coulter's spiderling. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, particularly the desert areas. This is an annual ...''). References Macroglossini Moths described in 1875 Taxa named by Henry Edwards Moths of North America {{Macroglossini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macroglossini
Macroglossini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839. Taxonomy * Subtribe Choerocampina Grote & Robinson, 1865 **Genus '' Basiothia'' Walker, 1856 **Genus '' Cechenena'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus '' Centroctena'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus ''Chaerocina'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus '' Deilephila'' Laspeyres, 1809 **Genus '' Euchloron'' Boisduval, 1875 **Genus '' Griseosphinx'' Cadiou & Kitching, 1990 **Genus ''Hippotion'' Hübner, 1819 **Genus '' Hyles'' Hübner, 1819 **Genus '' Pergesa'' Walker, 1856 **Genus '' Phanoxyla'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus '' Rhagastis'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus '' Rhodafra'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 **Genus '' Theretra'' Hübner, 1819 **Genus ''Xylophanes'' Hübner, 1819 Cechenena helops papuana MHNT CUT 2010 0 22 Wau New Guinea male.jpg, '' Cechenena'' Deilephila elpenor MHNT.jpg, '' Deilephila'' Hippotion celerio MHNT CUT 2010 0 73 Malaysia female.jpg, ''Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctaginaceae
Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions. The family has a unique fruit type, called an " anthocarp", and many genera have extremely large (>100 µm) pollen grains. The family has been almost universally recognized by plant taxonomists. The APG II system (2003; unchanged from the APG system of 1998), assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. A phylogenetic study by Levin has justified the combination of ''Selinocarpus'' and ''Ammocodon'' into the genus '' Acleisanthes''. The genus ''Izabalea'' is now considered a synonym of ''Agonandra'', a genus in Opiliaceae. A more recent study by Douglas and Manos clarified the relationships among almost all of the genera in the family and demonstrated that a substantial diversification of herbaceous genera has occurred in arid North America. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
