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SPHINX DRUPIFERARUM [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Wingspan 75-115 mm. Fore wings dark bluish gray, whitish along front and outer margins. Hind wings black, crossed by 2 pale gray bands ... Food: Caterpillar eats foliage of wild or cultivated cherry, plum and apple ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

[Le nom «Sphinx» provient du fait que] les chenilles des Sphinx sont munies d'une corne à l'extrémité abdominale. Effrayées, elles prennent une position qui ressemble fort à celle du Sphinx d'Égypte.

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