Sphinx gordius, the apple sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1]
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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 Cramer, 1780
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Distribution edit
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 edit
The wingspan is 68–108 mm.
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Female dorsal view -
Female ventral view
Biology edit
The larvae feed on Malus, Rosa, Vaccinium[2] and Fraxinus species.
Subspecies edit
- Sphinx gordius gordius
- Sphinx gordius oslari (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Colorado)
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2020). "Apple sphinx Sphinx gordius Cramer, 1780". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
External links edit
- Fauske, Gerald M. (January 23, 2007). "Sphinx gordius Cramer 1780". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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