Prairie sphinx moth
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E. wiesti
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| Euproserpinus wiesti Sperry, 1939[1]
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The Prairie Sphinx Moth or Wiest's Primrose Sphinx (Euproserpinus wiesti) is a species of moth in the Sphingidae family. It is found from north-eastern California through central Nevada and most of Utah to north-eastern Arizona and northern three-quarters of New Mexico and most of Colorado, and further eastward into extreme western portions of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.[2] The habitat consists of sand washes and prairie blow-outs.
The wingspan is 32–49 mm.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from May to June. Adults nectar at flowers during the day.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Oenothera latifolia.
References
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- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Euproserpinus wiesti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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