Small-eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops (J.E. Smith, 1797)
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Most sources say that the Small-eyed Sphinx is a generalist, but in Maryland, our data shows that caterpillars are mostly found on trees in the genus Prunus, especially Black Cherry.

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Small-eyed sphinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Paonias
Species:
P. myops
Binomial name
Paonias myops
Synonyms
  • Sphinx myops J. E. Smith, 1797
  • Smerinthus tiliastri Boisduval, 1875
  • Smerinthus sorbi Boisduval, 1875
  • Smerinthus rosacearum Boisduval, 1836
  • Smerinthus cerasi Boisduval, 1875
  • Paonias oplerorum Eitschberger, 2002
  • Paonias hyatti Eitschberger, 2002
  • Paonias emmeli Eitschberger, 2002
  • Calasymbolus myops mccrearyi Clark, 1929

Paonias myops, the small-eyed sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.

Distribution

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It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coast.[2] It is also known from Mexico.

Description

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The wingspan is 52–69 mm. Adults are more nocturnal than most sphingids. Adults are on wing from June to September in eastern Canada. In New Jersey, there are two generations per year and there are four generations in Louisiana.

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Subspecies

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  • Paonias myops myops
  • Paonias myops occidentalis Clark, 1919 (Mexico)

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ "Paonias myops (J. E. Smith, 1797)". Sphingidae of the Americas. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  • Fullard, James H. & Napoleone, Nadia (2001): Diel flight periodicity and the evolution of auditory defences in the Macrolepidoptera. Animal Behaviour 62(2): 349–368. doi:10.1006/anbe.2001.1753 PDF fulltext
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