Smerinthus jamaicensis
(Drury, 1773) Sphinx

Smerinthus jamaicensis male, La Crosse County, Wisconsin,
May 5, 2015, courtesy of Dan Jackson.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802 Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865 Genus: Smerinthus Latreille, 1802 Species: jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)

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