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Small-eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops
Paonias myops (small-eyed sphinx) is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coast. It is also known from Mexico.
From the article Paonias myops on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
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.
Range & habitat
It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coast. It is also known from Mexico.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 143446.