Amorpha juglandis

Walnut Sphinx
Adult specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Amorpha
Species:	A. juglandis
Binomial name
Amorpha juglandis (J. E. Smith, 1797)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx juglandis J.E. Smith, 1797 Cressonia juglandis Laothoe juglandis Sphinx instibilis Martyn, 1797 Cressonia hyperbola Slosson, 1890 Cressonia robinsonii Butler, 1876 Smerinthus pallens Strecker, 1873 Cressonia juglandis alpina Clark, 1927 Cressonia juglandis manitobae Clark, 1930

The Walnut Sphinx (Amorpha juglandis) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains and from the southern United States up into parts of Canada.

The wingspan is 45-75 mm. Adult moths are nocturnal, being found rarely outside the early hours of the night.

The caterpillars feed on Alder (Alnus), Hickory (Carya), Hazelnut (Corylus), Beech (Fagus), Walnut (Juglans) and Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya) species.

References

1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Amorpha/juglandis.html. 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

• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• Life Cycle
• Bugnet

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