''Lapara'' is a genus of
moths in the family
Sphingidae. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1856.
Species
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Lapara bombycoides
''Lapara bombycoides'', the northern pine sphinx is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1856.
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Description
The wingspan is 45–60 mm ...
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Walker, 1856
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Lapara coniferarum
''Lapara coniferarum'', the southern pine sphinx, is a species of sphinx moth. It was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut.
Distribution
It is known from mixed and pine forests fro ...
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(J. E. Smith
John E. Smith (1862 or 1863 – 16 May 1912) was a British trade unionist and political activist.
Smith came to prominence as the Leeds District Secretary of the National Union of Gasworkers and General Labourers. Under his leadership, mem ...
, 1797)
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Lapara halicarnie''
Strecker, 1880
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Lapara phaeobrachycerous''
Brou, 1994
Lapara bombycoides MHNT CUT 2010 0 151 Lake Katerine Oneida County, Wisconsin, male.jpg, ''Lapara bombycoides
''Lapara bombycoides'', the northern pine sphinx is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1856.
.
Description
The wingspan is 45–60 mm ...
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Lapara coniferarum CUT MHNT 2010 0 151 Arlington county Virginia, male.jpg, ''Lapara coniferarum
''Lapara coniferarum'', the southern pine sphinx, is a species of sphinx moth. It was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut.
Distribution
It is known from mixed and pine forests fro ...
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References
Sphingini
Moth genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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