 Blinded
Sphinx (Paonias excaecatus)
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| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
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Insecta |
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| Genus: |
Paonias |
| Species: |
excaecatus |
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| Distribution: |
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward
Island, and southern Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba. |
As a caterpillar, they prefer to stay on one type
of a plant, usually Privit. When ready to pupae,
caterpilars will burry them selves in the ground
to wait for the next year. They immerge from the
cocoons in mid Febuary to March. It is crusial to
have some mesh/ fabric on the walls and siling so
that they can run up to the top to unfold and dry
off their wings.
Females: Wingspan 60- 85mm.
Males: wingspan.
Diet: Privit.
Cocoons.
Adult. |
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