Small-Eyed Sphinx

Paonias myops

The Small-eyed Sphinx is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coast. It is also known from Mexico.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 52–69 mm. Adults are nocturnal than most sphingids; after an initial bout of activity after dusk, they fly throughout the night. Adults are on wing from June to September in eastern Canada. In New Jersey, there are two generations per year and there are four generations in Louisiana.
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Naming

''Paonias myops myops''
''Paonias myops occidentalis'' Clark, 1919

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusPaonias
SpeciesP. myops
Photographed in
United States of America