Sphinx gordius

Apple sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species: S. gordius
Binomial name
Sphinx gordius
Cramer, 1780[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx gordius campestris McDunnough, 1931
  • Hyloicus gordius oslari Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Sphinx gordius (apple sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the northern parts of the United States and southern Canada, mostly east of the Rocky Mountains, additionally it is found along the east coast to Florida and in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado.

The wingspan is 68–108 mm.

The larvae feed on Malus, Rosa and Fraxinus species.

Subspecies

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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