Proserpinus

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Proserpinus
Proserpinus clarkiae

Proserpinus clarkiae

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Swarmers (Sphingidae)
Subfamily : Macroglossinae
Genre : Proserpinus
Scientific name
Proserpinus
Huebner , 1819
Evening primrose caterpillar ( Proserpinus proserpina )

Proserpinus is a genus from the butterfly family of hawkers (Sphingidae).

features

The front wings of the animals have dark cross bars. The outer edge of the wing is more or less serrated. The compound eyes are long ciliate dorsally . The antennae are thickened club-shaped and end in a very short hook. The last sensor segment is at least three times as long as it is wide. The abdomen has short tufts of scales on the sides, the tuft of hair at the end of the abdomen is short. The tibiae are thorny, those of the forelegs have a thorn at their apical end and a row of long spines laterally, which become shorter towards the body. The spurs of the middle and posterior tibiae are unequal, the longer of them are of equal length or longer than the second tarsal phalanx . The wing vein M2 of the hind wings runs centrally, M3 and Cu1 are relatively close to each other. Cell D2 runs transversely and is slightly curved, D3 is oblique.

The small, almost spherical eggs are shiny green.

The caterpillars have oblique dark stripes on the side of the body, directed towards the head. The head capsule is small and not grainy, but hairy. The thorax is constricted at the front. Young caterpillars are striped lengthways. The anal horn is either small or designed as a button-shaped elevation.

The proboscis of the pupae is connected to the body, the cremaster is long and thin and ends in two spines. The doll has a slim shape and is shiny. There are two tubercles on the front. the metathorax has an interrupted, oblique groove.

Way of life

The caterpillars feed mainly on herbaceous plants from the families of the evening primrose family (Onagraceae) and loosestrife (Lythraceae).

Systematics

In Europe the genus Proserpinus is only represented by the evening primrose hawk; eight species of the genus are known worldwide:

supporting documents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. AR Pittaway, accessed December 20, 2008 .
  2. ^ Proserpinus. Fauna Europaea, accessed December 20, 2008 .
  3. ^ Proserpinus Huebner, 1819. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory, accessed June 29, 2015 .

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