Paonias astylus, the huckleberry sphinx, is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Paonias |
| Species: | P. astylus
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| Paonias astylus | |
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Distribution edit
It is found in eastern North America, from Maine south to Florida, west to Missouri and Mississippi.
Description edit
The wingspan is 55–65 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June and again in September in two generations in Florida. There is one generation with adults on wing in July in the northern part of its range.
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Paonias astylus ♂ △
Biology edit
The larvae feed on blueberry, Vaccinium (including V. vacillans and V. corymbosum), Prunus, Andromeda and Salix. Adults do not feed.
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links edit
- Cotinis (June 11, 2018). "Species Paonias astylus - Huckleberry Sphinx - Hodges#7826". BugGuide. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Huckleberry sphinx Paonias astylus (Drury, 1773)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- "Paonias astylus (Drury, 1773)". Sphingidae of the Americas. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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