Proserpinus
Encyclopedia
Proserpinus is a genus of moth
in the Sphingidae
family.
It contains the following species:
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Proserpinus clarkiaeProserpinus clarkiaeClark's Sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from British Columbia and Washington south through California to Baja California, east to Idaho, Wyoming and Utah. The habitat consists of oak woodland and pine-oak woodland in foothills.The wingspan is 30-38 mm. The forewing underside...
(BoisduvalJean Baptiste BoisduvalJean Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval was a French lepidopterist and physician. He developed the Boisduval scale and identified many new species of butterflies. One of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, he was the co-founder of the Société Entomologique de France...
, 1852) - Proserpinus flavofasciataProserpinus flavofasciataThe Yellow-banded Day Sphinx is a species of hawk moth which occurs at the edges of, and in clearings in, boreal and mountain forests across Canada, as far south as Maine and Massachusetts in the east and as far north as Alaska in the west...
WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1856 - Proserpinus gauraeProserpinus gauraeThe Proud Sphinx Moth is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Texas and Louisiana east to northern Florida, north to Alabama, Missouri, northern Georgia and South Carolina. It may range as far south as northern Mexico....
(JE Smith, 1797) - Proserpinus juanitaProserpinus juanitaThe Juanita Sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from North Dakota south to Arizona and east to Missouri and Texas.The wingspan is 45-64 mm....
(Strecker, 1876) - Proserpinus lucidus Boisduval, 1852
- Willowherb HawkmothWillowherb HawkmothThe Willowherb Hawkmoth is a species of moth in the Sphingidae family. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Poland Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey,...
(Proserpinus proserpina) (PallasPeter Simon PallasPeter Simon Pallas was a German zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia.- Life and work :Pallas was born in Berlin, the son of Professor of Surgery Simon Pallas. He studied with private tutors and took an interest in natural history, later attending the University of Halle and the University...
, 1772) - Proserpinus terlooiProserpinus terlooiThe Terloo Sphinx Moth is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from southern Arizona and Sonora in Mexico.The wingspan is 42-48 mm. The forewing upperside is nearly uniformly greyish-green with a darker green median band...
EdwardsWilliam Henry EdwardsWilliam Henry Edwards was an important entomologist in the United States.Edwards was born in Hunter, Greene County, New York. He is remembered for his trip to the Amazon in 1846, that he recorded in his book A Voyage Up the River Amazon, with a residency at Pará , that inspired Wallace and Bates...
, 1875 - Proserpinus vegaProserpinus vegaThe Vega Sphinx Moth is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from southern Arizona, New Mexico and Texas south into Mexico....
(DyarHarrison Gray Dyar-Early life:Dyar grew up in Concord, Massachusetts. As a young man he initially made a living as an apprentice watchmaker, working for the Concord clockmaker Lemuel Curtis from 1818 to 1825. For many years he lived in Paris where he made a good living as a chemist. In 1858 he returned to America...
, 1903)