Sphinx smithi courtesy of Bruce Walsh.

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TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802 Tribe: Sphingini, Latreille, 1802 Genus: Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 ........... Species: smithi Cadiou, 1998

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DISTRIBUTION:

Smith's Sphinx, Sphinx smithi (Wing span: approx. 9 cm)), flies in northwestern Mexico and southeastern New Mexico.

FLIGHT TIMES:

Sphinx smithi adults fly

ECLOSION:

Pupae probably wiggle to surface from subterranean chambers just prior to eclosion.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in the males with a pheromone released from a gland at the tip of the abdomen. Adults nectar at a variety of flowers.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae feed on mints (Salvia) and are mottled white and grey-brown with a purplish tint.

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