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Created/dedicated as per personal communication with Stephen Winter, August 11, 2011 Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, August 11, 2011 Updated as per BAMONA, August 12, 2011 |
Proserpinus juanita fifth instar, Konza Prairie, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas,
feeding on Stenosiphon linifolius, August 9, 2011, courtesy of Stephen Winter.
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This page is inspired by and dedicated to
Stephen Winter, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management,
Oklahoma State University, who sent me the pictures of the
Proserpinus juanita larva, feeding on Stenosiphon linifolius, at the
top and bottom of this page.
August 11, 2011, Stephen writes, "My friend Neil (cc’d on this message) pointed me in the direction of your website. Using it, I’m guessing the attached photos
are of Proserpinus juanita. The photo was taken at Konza Priarie on August 9th and I think the host plant is Stenosiphon linifolius.
Are you able to confirm the i.d. or tell me otherwise? Feel free to use the images on your website if you’d like. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you."
I reply, "Many thanks to you and to Neil for thinking of me. Beautiful images of Proserpinus juanita. They will be a welcome addition to
the website.
"Please let me know the Oklahoma county of the sighting. I suspect it is probably Payne County, based on your location in Stillwater??
"It would also be great if you can confirm the hostplant as Stenosiphon linifolius as that would represent a “new” host recording for this species.
"Once I know the county for sure, I will create a pictoral checklist of the Sphingidae I expect are present.
"Thanks again."
"Thanks for your reply. The photo was actually taken in Kansas.
"My coworkers and I have been working in southeast Nebraska this summer, and we made a trip to Oklahoma earlier this week to
move a bunch of equipment back down there now that our field season is over. The specific location was the public nature trail on Konza Prairie just outside of
Manhattan, Kansas (we stopped there briefly on our trip back to Nebraska). I think Konza is located in both Riley and Geary Counties, but the portion we were on
should be in Riley County.
Our photographs of the caterpillar were probably taken within a couple hundred meters of the location of the image on the Wikipedia page titled
"A Konza walking trail in the fall."
The host plant was indeed Stenosiphon linifolius. I’m familiar with it from many of the areas I’ve worked in and my coworkers are familiar with it from
their work this summer. Let me know if you need any other info."
"Many thanks. I will post the images, and add Stenosiphon linifolius as a larval host on the juanita file."
Twenty-two Sphingidae species are listed for Kansas on the BAMONA website. I have added a few which I think might also be present. Not all of the species are anticipated (three: Ceratomia hageni, Sphinx eremitoides, Hemaris diffinis, are listed on BAMONA as of August 2011) in Riley County in northeastern Kansas. It is hoped that this checklist, with the thumbnails and notes, will help you quickly identify the caterpillars (larvae) you are likely to encounter.
A "WO" indicates the moth is not reported on the USGS website (now BAMONA) and/or in Lepidoptera of North America, #1, but I (William Oehlke) suspect it is likely present.
Please help me develop this list with improved, documented accuracy by sending sightings (species, date, location), preferably with an electronic image, via email to Bill Oehlke.
The BAMONA website is an excellent resource. Please also send your sightings to them via the link at the top of the page or to the left.
Sphinginae subfamily
Smerinthini Tribe:
Macroglossinae subfamilyDilophonotini tribe:
Philampelini tribe:
Macroglossini tribe:
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Proserpinus juanita fifth instar, Konza Prairie, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas,
feeding on Stenosiphon linifolius, August 9, 2011, courtesy of Stephen Winter.
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