Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 is a moth with distinct patterned features that flies from April to August, laying eggs on pine or spruce needles.
This species, Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758, has grey wings marked with black dashes, and a wingspan ranging from 2 and 3/4 inches to 3 and 1/2 inches (70 to 89 mm). The back of its thorax is grey, with two dark bands running around both sides. Depending on the location, adult moths fly from April to August. For its life cycle, female Sphinx pinastri lay eggs in groups of two or three along pine or spruce needles.
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Acosmerycoides harterti Rothschild, 1895
Xylophanes porcus Hübner
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780
Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779
Callionima grisescens Rothschild, 1894
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
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