| Moths of North Dakota |
Sphingidae: Smerinthinae |
Paonias myops (J. E. Smith 1797)
| Common name: Small eyed
sphinx. Hodges #: 7825. Identification: Rfw 23.8 mm, outer margin irregularly dentate, hw costal margin concave, ocellatus a single blue spot in a black field, disc of hw yellow. Head with median crest of scales. Similar species: 7824. Distribution: southern Canada and United States, southward into Mexico. Hosts: Larvae feed on Prunus spp.-- cherry, plum,
Amelanchier sp.-- service berry, and Vitis sp. wild
grape. |
ND Richland Co., West I allotment, 3 mi N Iron pond. Sheyenne Natl. grasslands. T135N R52W Sec. 10. Hg/ UV light. 17- VII- 1997. G. Fauske |
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