Paonias myops, the Small-eyed Sphinx

Paonias myops
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(J. E. Smith, 1797) Sphinx

Paonias myops male, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin,
June 20, 2008, courtesy of Joan F. Rickerrt.

Paonias myops male, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin,
June 20, 2008, courtesy of Joan F. Rickerrt.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus: Paonias Hubner, [1819]
Species: myops (J.E. Smith, 1797)

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