Summary ⁴

The Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the United States, and southern Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains.

Host Plants ⁵

Although other hosts are possible, waved sphinx caterpillars at Floracliff are only known to eat ash trees.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) floracliff, all rights reserved, uploaded by floracliff
2. (c) Seabrooke Leckie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/rustyblackbird/3640677976/
3. (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/38514062@N03/14451848791/
4. Adapted by floracliff from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratomia_undulosa
5. (c) floracliff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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