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GREAT ASH SPHINX [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Sphinx chersis
Latin
CONT

The Great Ash Sphinx (Sphinx chersis), wingspan 4-5", has several fine, black, lengthwise lines on each ash-gray fore wing. Its caterpillars feed on wild cherry, ash, lilac, and privet, ranging throughout most of the United States and southern Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sphinx chersis
Latin
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.

Spanish

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