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Sphinx luscitiosa, or Clemens' hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.[1] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia south to New Jersey, west through Michigan, Wisconsin and the northern plains to Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana and south to Utah. It has been taken as far north as Yukon.

Clemens' hawkmoth
Sphinx luscitiosa♂
Sphinx luscitiosa♂ △
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Sphinx
Species:	S. luscitiosa
Binomial name
Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Synonyms
Sphinx luscitiosa benjamini Clark, 1932 Sphinx luscitiosa bombax Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 Sphinx luscitiosa borealis Clark, 1931 Sphinx luscitiosa una (Skinner, 1903)

The wingspan is 56–80 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Salix, Populus, Malus, Fraxinus, Morella and Betula species.

References

External links

• Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Sphinx luscitiosa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• "Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens 1859". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

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