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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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A Small-eyed Sphinx in Anne Arundel County, MD (3/22/2011)..
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A Small-eyed Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/16/2013).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/20/2016).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/10/2017).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/15/2019).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx at Rocky Gap State Park in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/27/2015).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2005).
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/19/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/17/2013).
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/4/2019). (c) Kayleigh Parsons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/4/2019). (c) Kayleigh Parsons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/27/2022). (c) Alina Martin, all rights reserved.
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Small-eyed Sphinx moths in Howard Co., Maryland (5/18/2015).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2002).
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The eye of a Small-eyed Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (5/18/2015).
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/16/2020). (c) synema, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/16/2020).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx caterpillar in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx larva in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/5/2016).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx caterpillar in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2016).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2015).
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Small-eyed Sphinx caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/16/2013).
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A Small-eyed Sphinx pupa in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/8/2014).
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/24/2024). (c) eshoregirlmd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Small-eyed Sphinx in Wicomico Co., Maryland (4/28/2017). (c) Elaine Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
Small-eyed sphinx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Paonias |
Species: | P. myops
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Binomial name | |
Paonias myops (J. E. Smith, 1797)[1]
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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
[edit]It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coast.[2] It is also known from Mexico.
Description
[edit]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
[edit]- Paonias myops myops
- Paonias myops occidentalis Clark, 1919 (Mexico)
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "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
External links
[edit]- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Small-eyed sphinx Paonias myops (J.E. Smith, 1797)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- Midnight racer on National Geographic.