Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Sphinx poecila | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sphinx Rank Species | |
Similar Sphinx luscitiosa, Sphinx gordius, Sphinx canadensis, Lapara bombycoides, Smerinthus jamaicensis | ||
Sphinx poecila (poecila sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Newfoundland and Maine south to Pennsylvania and west to Michigan, northeastern Illinois and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 68–95 mm.
The larvae feed on Rosa carolina, Picea glauca, Larix laricina and Alnus, Malus, Myrica and Vaccinium species.
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