Amphion floridensis, the Nessus Sphinx

Amphion floridensis
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The Nessus Sphinx
B. P. Clark, 1920


Amphion floridensis, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
courtesy of Rosemary Seidler.


Amphion floridensis, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
August 25, 2013, courtesy of Rosemary Seidler.


Amphion floridensis, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
August 25, 2013, courtesy of Rosemary Seidler.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, [1802]
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Microglossina, Harris 1839
Tribe: Macroglossini, Harris, 1839
Genus: Amphion (Hubner, 1819)
Species: floridensis (B.P. Clark, 1920)...........

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