Field Guide to the Sphinx Moths of Illinois

Bouseman, John K.; Sternburg, James G.; Wiker, James R.

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Title

Field Guide to the Sphinx Moths of Illinois

Author(s)

• Bouseman, John K.
• Sternburg, James G.
• Wiker, James R.

Contributor(s)

Nixon, Carolyn P.

Issue Date

2010

Keyword(s)

• Identification
• Illinois
• Lepidoptera
• Moths
• Pictorial works
• Saturniidae
• Sphingidae

Geographic Coverage

Illinois

Abstract

This guide treats all species known to have been found and those likely to be found in Illinois and surrounding states. The size and sleek, streamlined shape of these moths has always piqued the curiosity of those who happen upon them. Illinois, with its great length north to south, has quite a diverse array of species. Southern Illinois, near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, draws in a number of spectacular strays from much further south, some on a regular basis as they wander up the Mississippi River Valley. Northern Illinois, with its boreal influence and marshlands surrounded by forest has species specific to Just that area. As with any facet of science, there is always more work to be done. During the writing of this book, we succeeded in documenting a large breeding population of the Cypress Sphinx in Illinois. No doubt, at some point in the future, one or both Pine Sphinx species will be found as well.

Publisher

Champaign, Illinois :Illinois Natural History Survey,[2010]

Series/Report Name or Number

Illinois Natural History Survey Manual no. 13

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Copyright, 2010, University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Made available here under a CC-By-NC license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

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