Lapara halicarnie

Lapara halicarnie
luh-PAHR-uhmm hal-ih-KAR-nee
Florida Pine Sphinx
(Strecker, 1880) Sphinx

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae Latreille, [1802]
Subfamily: Sphinginae Latreille [1802]
Tribe: Sphingini Latreille, [1802]
Genus: Lapara Walker, 1856
Species: halicarnie (Strecker, 1880)

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DISTRIBUTION:

Lapara halicarnie, (Wing span: ), females are larger than males), flies in Florida.

FLIGHT TIMES:

ECLOSION:

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SCENTING AND MATING

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE:

Larvae probably feed on Pinus palustris and Pinus taeda.

Larvae pupate readily under paper towels (no soil medium needed) in a dark bucket.

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