TL: [United States:] Georgia

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests

MU
FU

45-75 mm

Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    English (US)Walnut sphinx
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnusAlder
    BetulaceaeCorylusHazel
    BetulaceaeOstryaHophornbeam
    FagaceaeFagusBeech
    JuglandaceaeCaryaHickory
    JuglandaceaeJuglansWalnut tree
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Sphinx instibilisMartyn, 1797
    Sphinx juglandisJ.E. Smith, 1797
    Smerinthus pallensStrecker, 1873
    Cressonia robinsoniiButler, 1876
    Cressonia hyperbolaSlosson, 1890

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Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Lower Risk
Legally protected
CITES