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Sphinx libocedrus
Incense Cedar Sphinx
Sphinx libocedrus, the incense cedar sphinx, is a hawkmoth in the family Sphingidae first described by Henry Edwards in 1881. The species occurs from western Texas through New Mexico and Arizona to southern California, extending south into Mexico including Sonora and Baja California Sur. Larvae feed on specific host plants in the olive family (Oleaceae), including New Mexican forestiera, Forestiera angustifolia, and Goodding's ash.