Sphinx poecila
| Sphinx poecila | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphinx |
| Species: | S. poecila |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Poecila Sphinx (Sphinx poecila) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.[2] 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.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Markku Savela (July 27, 2008). "Sphinx genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-16.