Proserpinus juanita

(Proserpinus juanita)

Description

Proserpinus juanita, the Juanita sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herman Strecker in 1877. It is found from the US state of North Dakota south to Arizona and east to Missouri and Texas.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Sphingidae

Genus:Proserpinus

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