Arid-woodland

Guides

• Sphinx asellus

  Asellus Sphinx, asellus sphinx moth

  Sphinx asellus is a sphinx moth in the family Sphingidae, first described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903. It inhabits arid woodlands of the southwestern United States, where adults fly during late spring and early summer. The species has a single annual generation and larvae feed on manzanita species.

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