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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sphinx gordius, the apple sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1]
Apple sphinx | |
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Male dorsal view | |
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Male ventral view | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Sphinx |
Species: | S. gordius |
Binomial name | |
Sphinx gordius Cramer, 1780 | |
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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, Vaccinium[2] and Fraxinus species.
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