Baldcypress sphinx
Isoparce cupressi (Boisduval, 1875)
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Sphinginae
Identification: Fringes are checkered with white to yellowish gray and black. Forewing is gray with 2 longitudinal broken black dashes, the lower one thicker and with a patch of orange-brown above it. Hindwing is dark gray.
Wing Span: 2 3/8 - 2 9/16 inches (6 - 6.5 cm).
Life History: Females lay eggs singly, scattered on the underside of baldcypress needles. Caterpillars feed on the needles at night and pupate in shallow burrows underground. Caterpillars of the second generation pupate and overwinter in their burrows.
Flight: . Two flights from February-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum).
Adult Food: Adults have short tongues and probably do not feed.
Habitat: Cypress swamps.
Range: Coastal Maryland south to Florida, west to Arkansas and Texas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 56 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 19, 2022
Submitted by: jrfleullan
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 28, 2023
Observation date: Aug 24, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 25, 2022
Observation date: Apr 07, 2022
Submitted by: TomObrock
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 08, 2022
Observation date: Nov 10, 2021
Submitted by: Brendavent
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 11, 2021
Observation date: Sep 01, 2021
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 02, 2021
Observation date: Apr 05, 2020
Submitted by: Christyb
Region: St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 28, 2021
Observation date: Oct 20, 2020
Submitted by: ReggieGal
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 21, 2020
Observation date: Oct 06, 2020
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 06, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: MothLady41
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: GCSnelling
Region: Craighead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 02, 2019
Observation date: Aug 03, 2018
Submitted by: GCSnelling
Region: Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 02, 2019
Observation date: May 05, 2019
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 01, 2019
Observation date: May 30, 2019
Submitted by: bluebird264
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 01, 2019
Observation date: May 07, 2017
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 16, 2017
Observation date: Jul 20, 2013
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 30, 2015
Observation date: Feb 24, 2014
Submitted by: Stuart Marcus
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 24, 2014
Observation date: Oct 02, 2013
Submitted by: Loret_in_Florida
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 07, 2013
Observation date: Aug 24, 2013
Submitted by: Megan31304
Region: Lamar County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Sep 20, 2013
Observation date: Oct 17, 2012
Submitted by: djmpinky
Region: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 16, 2012
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
Region:
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 06, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Smart, Glen)
Region: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
Observation date: Jul 22, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Sheeley, R.D.)
Region: Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Phillip Koenig; Craig, W.S.)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hawks, David)
Region: Butler County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
Observation date: Jun 08, 1984
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Wayne County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Phillip Koenig; Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
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