Amphion floridensis, the Nessus Sphinx
Amphion floridensis
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The Nessus Sphinx
B. P. Clark, 1920
Amphion floridensis,
Austin, Travis County, Texas,
May 14, 2011, courtesy of Deborah Wilson.
Amphion floridensis,
Austin, Travis County, Texas,
May 14, 2011, courtesy of Deborah Wilson.
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TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, [1802]
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Microglossina, Harris 1839
Tribe: Macroglossini, Harris, 1839
Genus: Amphion (Hubner, 1819)
Species: floridensis (B.P. Clark, 1920)...........
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