Sphinx gordius
| Apple sphinx | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphinx |
| Species: | S. gordius
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| Sphinx gordius | |
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Sphinx gordius, the apple sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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.
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Female dorsal view -
Female ventral view
Biology
The larvae feed on Malus, Rosa, Vaccinium[2] and Fraxinus species.
Subspecies
- Sphinx gordius gordius
- Sphinx gordius oslari (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Colorado)
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Sphinx-gordius
External links
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