Trumpet-vine
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Paratrea plebeja
Trumpet Vine Sphinx, Plebeian Sphinx Moth
Paratrea plebeja, the Trumpet Vine Sphinx or Plebeian Sphinx Moth, is the sole member of its genus in the family Sphingidae. This hawk moth is distributed across the eastern United States and Great Plains. The species is strongly associated with trumpet vine (Campsis radicans), which serves as its primary larval host plant. Adults are crepuscular and nocturnal, with a flight period spanning late spring through summer.