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Isoparce cupressi

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Isoparce cupressi, the baldcypress sphinx or cypress sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae, the hawkmoths. It is found in cypress swamps from Maryland to Texas, and it has also been reported from Mexico. The wingspan is 60 to 65 millimetres (2.4 to 2.6 inches). The upper surface of the wings is an almost uniform brown, with two distinct parallel dark markings on the limbal area of the forewings. In Louisiana there are at least four generations a year, with adults on the wing from February to October.

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It is found in cypress swamps in from Maryland to Texas.

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It has been reported from Mexico.

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Source Isoparce cupressi (Wikipedia)Lead or Distribution
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It is found in cypress swamps in from Maryland to Texas.
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Isoparce cupressi (Wikipedia)
  • Lead or Distribution
    It is found in cypress swamps in from Maryland to Texas.
  • Lead or Distribution, where it lives
    It has been reported from Mexico.
  • Child Taxon Of: Sphingidae, Lead
    is a moth of the family Sphingidae
  • In Group: Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera), Lead, group
    is a moth of the family Sphingidae
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