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

  • Male, dorsal view
    Male, dorsal view
  • Male, ventral view
    Male, ventral view
  • Female, dorsal view
    Female, dorsal view
  • Female, ventral view
    Female, ventral view
  • Larva
    Larva

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

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ "Pachysphinx modesta". Sphingidae of the Americas. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

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