Moths of North Carolina
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185 NC Records

Amorpha juglandis (J.E. Smith, 1797) - Walnut Sphinx

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Bombycoidea Family: SphingidaeSubfamily: SmerinthinaeTribe: SmerinthiniP3 Number: 890147.00 MONA Number: 7827.00
Comments: A monotypic genus, this species has been associated with the genus Laothoe since Hodges misplaced it there in 1971. See Tuttle (2007) for a discussion of this misplacement.
Species Status: Barcodes indicate a single species.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1948); Hodges (1971); Tuttle (2007)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Forbes (1948); Wagner (2005); Tuttle (2007)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Adult pattern variable but largely a medium sized light brown species with scalloped wing margins and a strongly slanting postmedian that converges towards the antemedian at the inner margin. Sexes are similar. Larva are similar to those of Paonias: green with white granules and striped with seven oblique pale lines along the sides, the last of which the most prominent and extending up to the base of the caudal horn, which is very short in this species.
Wingspan: 4.5 - 7.5 cm (Covell, 1984)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are said to produce a squeaky noise, the function of which has not been investigated. Pupation occurs underground.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Occurs statewide.
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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