''Sphinx gordius'', the apple sphinx, is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. The species was
first described by
Pieter Cramer in 1780.
Distribution
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.
Description
The
wingspan is 68–108 mm.
Sphinx gordius MHNT CUT 2010 0 253 Minden Nevada female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal view
Sphinx gordius MHNT CUT 2010 0 253 Minden Nevada female ventral.jpg, Female ventral view
Biology
The
larvae feed on ''
Malus'', ''
Rosa'', ''
Vaccinium''
and ''
Fraxinus
''Fraxinus'' (), common name, commonly called ash, is a genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae. It contains 45–65 species of usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous, though a number of Subtropics, subtropic ...
'' species.
Subspecies
*''Sphinx gordius gordius''
*''Sphinx gordius oslari''
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Colorado)
References
External links
*
Sphinx (genus)
Moths described in 1780
Moths of North America
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