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227425 – 7816 – Lapara coniferarum – Southern Pine Sphinx Moth – (J.E. Smith, 1797)

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Distribution: Ranges from Maine south to Florida, and west to Mississippi, Louisiana and Indiana. Seasonality and Size: One brood in the north, probably two broods in coastal South Carolina, and several broods throughout the year in the deep south. Wingspan 50 - 57 mm. Larva and Host Plants: Foodplants are pines, especially loblolly and longleaf pine in the south, pitch pine further north. Larva bright yellow-green, with cream stripes on the back, and above and below the spiracles. No horn. Often has dark red blotches on back, around spiracles and above prolegs. Reddish brown face with yellow edging. Description/ Field Marks: Forewing gray with two black dashes in median area. Other markings very diffuse. Hindwing pale gray.

References

Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at BOLD Barcoding Project. Bill Oehlke's Species Page Covell Field Guide p.36; Pl. 5(10, male). Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 73; pl. 6.5, 7-9. order Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 106; pl. 9.1-2, 5. Wagner, D. L., (2005). Caterpillars of Eastern North America, p. 254.

Data compiled and contributed by Nolie Schneider from references cited.

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