| Sequoia sphinx | |
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| Sphinx sequoiae ♂ | |
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| Sphinx sequoiae ♂ △ | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphinx |
| Species: | S. sequoiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868 | |
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Sphinx sequoiae, the sequoia sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the United States from Oregon south through California, Nevada, and south-eastern Utah to Arizona and further south into Mexico's northern Baja California.
The wingspan is 48–68 mm.
The larvae feed on Juniperus californica, Juniperus osteosperma and possibly also Calocedrus decurrens.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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- Sphinx (genus)
- Moths of North America
- Lepidoptera of Mexico
- Fauna of California
- Fauna of the Northwestern United States
- Fauna of the Baja California Peninsula
- Fauna of the Great Basin
- Fauna of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of Baja California
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of Nevada
- Moths described in 1868
- Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
- Sphinginae stubs