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SphingidaeSphinx Moths  (Hawkmoths)
Smerinthinae


Smerinthus ophthalmica  (S. cerisyi)
Western One Eyed Sphinx  Western Willow Sphinx

Phylo: 890142
Hodges:   7822.1
Size: FWL: 34 - 47 mm  |  WS: 62 - 90 mm
Range: (Can): BC, Alta
Range: (NA): MPG range and flight data
Range: (World): Nearctic
Season: (BC): May - Aug
Larval Hosts: Poplar, Willow, Snowberry.
Comments: Recently separated from Smerinthus cerisyi. Records in southern BC and adjacent Alberta are S. ophthalmica. The two can be distinguished from each other by the PM line. According to MPG the PM of S. ophthalmica forms two broad arcs across each wing, where that of S. cerisyi is a series of smaller scallops.




2014-07-08

2015-06-28

2017-06-04


2020-06-26

2021-06-26

2021-07-04


Local Data

Observations: 30 record(s)
Year(s) recorded: 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 2022.
First flight: May 06
Last flight: Jul 29
FWL: 35 - 43 mm


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