Lapara coniferarum, the southern pine sphinx, is a species of sphinx moth. It was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is known from mixed and pine forests from Nova Scotia and Maine south to Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana. The larvae feed on Pinus species, including Pinus taeda and Pinus palustris. The species is listed as threatened in the US state of Connecticut. The Wikipedia article points readers to the Moths of America species description and to the Sphingidae catalogue of the Creating a Taxonomic eScience project for further detail.
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from Nova Scotia and Maine south to Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Lapara coniferarum (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
from Nova Scotia and Maine south to Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Lapara coniferarum (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
from Nova Scotia and Maine south to Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Lapara coniferarum (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
from Nova Scotia and Maine south to Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana
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Lapara coniferarum (Wikipedia)
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is a species of sphinx moth
GBIF: GBIF species match: Lapara coniferarum
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"family": "Sphingidae"
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