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Elm Sphinx
''Ceratomia amyntor'', the elm sphinx or four-horned sphinx, is a North American moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was Species description, first described by Carl Geyer in 1835. It has a wingspan of - inches (8.2 - 11.5 cm). As the name suggests, the larvae (caterpillars) feed on elm trees (''Ulmus''), but they can also be found feeding on birch (''Betula''), basswood (''Tilia''), and cherry (''Prunus''). When the caterpillars are ready, they crawl to the bottom of the host (biology), host tree, where they crawl underneath the soil and pupate and may overwinter underground if late enough into the year. Vegetable growers should be aware of this larvae due to its insatiable appetite. One of these larvae are capable in devouring huge amounts of plant's foliage and even succulent stems. Range ''C. amyntor'' can be found from Nova Scotia west to Alberta and western North Dakota and Colorado; south to central Florida, the Gulf Coast, Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico. Statu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Geyer
Peter Carl Friedrich Geyer (1802–1889) was a German entomologist who wrote and illustrated various supplements to Jacob Hübner's works on Lepidoptera. Carl Geyer was by profession an artist. He is not to be confused with Karl Andreas Geyer Karl (Charles) Andreas Geyer (30 November 1809 – 21 November 1853) was a German botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is ... (1809–1853), a botanist and plant collector. References *Evenhuis, N. L. 1997 ''Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum'' (1758–1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). Leiden, Backhuys Publishers. External links *Carl Geyer (1796–1841) mentioned in Jacob Hübner's biography''Neue Deutsche Biographie'', vol. 9, 1972, p. 720 German lepidopterists 1818 births 1852 deaths 19th-century German artists 19th-century German zoologists Date of birth missing Date of death missing {{ento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |