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Any moth of the lepidopteran family Sphingidae. Found worldwide, these stout-bodied moths have long, narrow forewings and shorter hind wings, with wingspans ranging from 2 to 8 in. (5–20 cm). Many species pollinate flowers while sucking nectar; the proboscis of some species is up to 13 in. (32.5 cm) long. Some hawk moths migrate. The larvae, which are smooth and have a dorsal “horn,” are called hornworms; larvae of two North American species—the tobacco, or southern, hornworm, and the tomato, or northern, hornworm—attack tomato, tobacco, and potato crops.
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The Prairie Sphinx Moth (Euproserpinus wiesti) is a species of moth in the Sphingidae family. It is endemic to the United States.
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- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Euproserpinus wiesti 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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