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2267507789Ceratomia catalpae – Catalpa Sphinx Moth – (Boisduval, 1875)

© Patrick Coin
Distribution: From southern New England and Ontario westward through southern Michigan to Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado, south to Florida and Texas.
Seasonality
and Size:
Double-brooded, generally from April through September, with a slightly longer season in the south. Glaser gives flight dates in Maryland from 19 May - 10 October. Wingspan 65 - 95 mm.
Larva and
Host Plants:
The Catalpa tree is the larval food plant. Larva can be extremely abundant and easily defoliate individual trees. The larva are gregarious through the third instar.
Description/
Field Marks:
  • forewing yellowish-brown with indistinct black lines and dashes.
  • reniform spot black with grey filling.
  • hindwing yellowish-brown with indistinct lines.
References
Data compiled and contributed by Nolie Schneider from references cited.

Ceratomia catalpae
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Ceratomia catalpae
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Ceratomia catalpae
© Patrick Coin
Ceratomia catalpae
80mm – © Jim Vargo
Ceratomia catalpae
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Ceratomia catalpae
© Charles Lewallen
Ceratomia catalpae
© Charles Lewallen

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