Paonias excaecata, the Blinded Sphinx

Paonias excaecata
(J. E. Smith, 1797) Sphinx

Paonias excaecata, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin,
June 19, 2008, courtesy of Joan Rickert.

Paonias excaecata, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin,
June 19, 2008, courtesy of Joan Rickert.

Paonias excaecata, Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin,
found on cherry, August 2, 2008, courtesy of Joan F. Rickert.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus: Paonias Hubner, [1819]
Species: excaecata (J.E. Smith, 1797)

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