Plebeian sphinx

Paratrea plebeja

''Paratrea'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1903. Its single species, ''Paratrea plebeja'', the plebeian sphinx moth, was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. It is found in the eastern part of the United States as far west as Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and eastern Texas.
Trumpet Vine Sphinx (Paratrea plebeja) At a 365 + 395nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118214/trumpet_vine_sphinx_paratrea_plebeja.html Geotagged,Paratrea plebeja,Plebeian sphinx,Summer,United States

Appearance

The length of the forewing is 31–35 mm. In the north, adults are on wing in two generations with adults on wing from May to August. In the south, there are at least two generations with adults on wing from the end of April to June and from August to October, but from April to November in Florida and from March to September in Louisiana.
Trumpet Vine Sphinx (Paratrea plebeja) At a 365 + 395nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/118213/trumpet_vine_sphinx_paratrea_plebeja.html Geotagged,Paratrea plebeja,Plebeian sphinx,Summer,United States

Food

Adults feed on the nectar of ''Saponaria officinalis'', ''Phlox'', ''Petunia'', ''Mirabilis'', ''Lonicera'', ''Hymenocallis occidentalis'' and ''Verbena''.

The larvae feed on ''Campsis radicans'', ''Tecoma stans'' and introduced ''Tecomaria capensis''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusParatrea
SpeciesP. plebeja
Photographed in
United States of America