''Sphinx leucophaeata'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, ...

Distribution

It is known from north-western

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with an occasional stray into

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Description

The length of the forewings is 62–75 mm. Sphinx leucophaeata MHNT CUT 2010 0 475 - Sonora, Mexique - female dorsal.jpg, ''Sphinx leucophaeata'' ♀ Sphinx leucophaeata MHNT CUT 2010 0 475 - Sonora, Mexique - female ventral.jpg, ''Sphinx leucophaeata'' ♀ △

Biology

There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to early August.

References

Sphinx (genus) Moths described in 1859 {{Sphinginae-stub