Sphinx gordius
Sphinx gordius, the apple sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Sphinx |
Species: | S. gordius |
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Sphinx gordius | |
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Distribution
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.
Subspecies
- Sphinx gordius gordius
- Sphinx gordius oslari (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Colorado)
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References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Sphinx-gordius
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