Sphinx constricta

Sphinx constricta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species:
S. constricta
Binomial name
Sphinx constricta
Butler, 1885[1]

Sphinx constricta, the Japanese privet hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Japan.[2]

The larvae feed on Enkianthus perulatus, Helwingia japonica, Ilex crenata, Ilex macropoda, Rhododendron, Spiraea salicifolia, Spiraea thunbergii, Viburnum dilatatum and Weigela hortensis.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphinx constricta Butler, 1885 -- Japanese privet hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.


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