Lapara coniferarum
# Lapara coniferarum

Lapara coniferarum, the southern pine sphinx, is a species of sphinx moth. It was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut.

## Distribution

It is known from mixed and pine forests from Nova Scotia and Maine south to Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana.

## Biology

The larvae feed on Pinus species, including Pinus taeda and Pinus palustris.

