Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Sphinx gordius | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sphinx Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Sphinx luscitiosa, Sphinx canadensis, Lapara bombycoides, Lintneria eremitus, Ceratomia amyntor | ||
Sphinx gordius (apple sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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.
The wingspan is 68–108 mm.
The larvae feed on Malus, Rosa and Fraxinus species.
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