Pachysphinx modesta

Modest sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Pachysphinx
Species:	P. modesta
Binomial name
	Pachysphinx modesta; (Harris, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
	Smerinthus modesta Harris, 1839; Smerinthus populicola Boisduval, 1875; Smerinthus princeps Walker, 1856; Smerinthus cablei von Reizenstein, 1881; Pachysphinx modesta borealis Clark, 1929;

Pachysphinx modesta (modest sphinx, poplar sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Description

Pachysphinx modesta male dorsal
Pachysphinx modesta male ventral
Pachysphinx modesta female dorsal
Pachysphinx modesta female ventral

Distribution

It ranges from the southern United States up and throughout Canada.^[2]

Biology

Adults are on wing from mid June to mid July in Canada. In the northern part of the range, there is one generation with adults on wing from may to July. Farther south, there might be two generations per year.

The larvae feed on poplar, willow and cottonwood species.

References

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

External links

Modest sphinx Butterflies and Moths of North America

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.