Common NameNorthern Pine SphinxSeasonalityAdults are on the wing late June-July. The larval stage extends from late June to September.IdentificationA fairly large (5.0-5.7 cm wingspan) narrow-winged moth with dark brown wings. The forewing is faintly banded with darker brown, and there are several dark horizontal streaks in the median area. The hindwing is dark brown, without bands. The fringe is checkered light and dark brown. Unlikely to be mistaken for any other Alberta moth.
Scientific NameLapara bombycoidesCommon Name
Northern Pine Sphinx
Habitat
Dry boreal pine forests; late June-July.
Seasonality
Adults are on the wing late June-July. The larval stage extends from late June to September.
Identification
A fairly large (5.0-5.7 cm wingspan) narrow-winged moth with dark brown wings. The forewing is faintly banded with darker brown, and there are several dark horizontal streaks in the median area. The hindwing is dark…
A fairly large (5.0-5.7 cm wingspan) narrow-winged moth with dark brown wings. The forewing is faintly banded with darker brown, and there are several dark horizontal streaks in the median area. The hindwing is dark brown, without bands. The fringe is checkered light and dark brown. Unlikely to be mistaken for any other Alberta moth.
Life History
Adults are nocturnal and come to light. They overwinter in the soil as pupae.
Conservation
Local in Alberta. No conservation concerns.
Diet Info
None for Alberta, although associated with jack pine. Elsewhere various species of pines (Pinus sp.), with Eastern white pine the major host in eastern Canada, and Jack pine the major host from northern Ontario west.…
None for Alberta, although associated with jack pine. Elsewhere various species of pines (Pinus sp.), with Eastern white pine the major host in eastern Canada, and Jack pine the major host from northern Ontario west. There is also a report of Tamarack (Larix).
Range
Mainly eastern and boreal, from Nova Scotia south to Georgia, west across the boreal forest to north eastern Alberta. In Alberta, at the north western edge of its range, and found so far only in the area from Ft.…
Mainly eastern and boreal, from Nova Scotia south to Georgia, west across the boreal forest to north eastern Alberta. In Alberta, at the north western edge of its range, and found so far only in the area from Ft. McMurray to Lake Athabasca.
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"Species Details - Lapara bombycoides, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-558. Accessed 06 Dec. 2024.
References
AuthorCovell, C. V., Jr.
TitleA field guide to the moths of eastern North America.
Publication Date1984
Pages496
AuthorHandfield, L.
TitleLe guide des papillons du Quebec.
Publication Date1999
Pages536
AuthorMcGugan, B. M.
TitlePapilionidae - Arctiidae
Publication Date1958
Series TitleForest Lepidoptera of Canada
Volume1
Pages76
AuthorHodges, R. W.
TitleSphingoidea : hawkmoths
Publication Date1971
Specimen Information
There is 1 specimen of this Species.
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