Ceratomia sonorensis
Species of moth
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Ceratomia sonorensis, the Sonoran sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from high altitudes in oak and oak-pine associations in Madrean woodland in Sonora, Mexico and in south-eastern Arizona.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ceratomia |
| Species: | C. sonorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratomia sonorensis | |
The wingspan is 84–89 mm.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Fraxinus species.
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