''Pachysphinx'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...

first described by

Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist, and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...

and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Species

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Pachysphinx modesta ''Pachysphinx modesta'', the modest sphinx or poplar sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839. Gallery Pachysphinx modesta MHNT CUT 2010 0 119 Wakefield, Quebec Canada mal ...

'' (Harris 1839) *''

Pachysphinx occidentalis ''Pachysphinx occidentalis'', the big poplar sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was Species description, first described by Henry Edwards (entomologist), Henry Edwards in 1875. It lives throughout Canada and the United State ...

'' (Edwards 1875) *''

Pachysphinx peninsularis ''Pachysphinx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae Species description, first described by Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan (zoologist, born 1861), Karl Jordan in 1903. Species *''Pachysphinx m ...

'' Cary, 1963

References

Smerinthini Sphingidae genera Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan {{Smerinthini-stub