About Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Sphinx luscitiosa, commonly known as Clemens' hawkmoth, is a moth species belonging to the family Sphingidae. This species was first formally described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859. It is distributed across North America, with a range extending from Nova Scotia in the northeast southward to New Jersey, westward through Michigan, Wisconsin, and the northern plains to Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana, and further south to Utah. Individuals have been recorded as far north as Yukon. The wingspan of this moth ranges from 56 to 80 mm. There is one generation of the species each year, with adult moths active on the wing from June to July. The larvae feed on plant species from the genera Salix, Populus, Malus, Fraxinus, Morella, and Betula.
