Ceratomia undulosa

Description

Ceratomia undulosa, the waved sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in the United States, and southern Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. Adult moths are strictly nocturnal, hiding away as dawn approaches (Fullard & Napoleone 2001). Recorded food plants of the larvae include Fraxinus and possibly Quercus species. Larvae then dig underground to pupate.