Pachysphinx modesta
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| Modest sphinx | |
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| File:Modest Sphinx imported from iNaturalist photo 307558671 on 1 April 2024.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pachysphinx |
| Species: | P. modesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachysphinx modesta | |
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Pachysphinx modesta, the modest sphinx or poplar sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.
Gallery
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Larva
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It ranges from the southern United States up and throughout Canada.[2]
Biology
[edit | edit source]Adults are on the wing from mid-June to mid-July in Canada. In the northern part of the range, there is a single generation, with adults active from May to July. Further south, there may be two generations per year.
The larvae feed on species of poplar, willow, and cottonwood.
References
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