Sphinx libocedrus Edwards, 1881 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Sphinx libocedrus Edwards, 1881
Sphinx libocedrus, the incense cedar sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth found from western Texas to southern California and Mexico.
Sphinx libocedrus, commonly known as the incense cedar sphinx, is a moth species that belongs to the Sphingidae family. This species was first formally described by Henry Edwards in 1881. Its distribution extends from western Texas through southern California into Mexico. The larvae of this moth feed on New Mexican forestiera (Forestiera neomexicana), Forestiera angustifolia, and Fraxinus gooddingii, all of which are members of the olive family Oleaceae.
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Xylophanes porcus Hübner
Acosmerycoides harterti Rothschild, 1895
Theretra boisduvalii Bugnion, 1839
Eumorpha typhon Klug, 1836
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
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