Pachysphinx modesta
| Modest Sphinx | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pachysphinx |
| Species: | P. modesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachysphinx modesta (Harris, 1839)[1] | |
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The Modest Sphinx or Poplar Sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It ranges from the southern United States up and throughout Canada.[2]
Adults are on wing from mid June to mid July in Canada. In the northern part of the range, there is one generation with adults on wing from may to July. Farther south, there might be two generations per year.
The larvae feed on poplar, willow and cottonwood species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
- Modest sphinx Butterflies and Moths of North America
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