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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pachysphinx |
| Species: | P. modesta
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| Pachysphinx modesta | |
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Gallery
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Larva
Distribution
editIt ranges from the southern United States up and throughout Canada.[2]
Biology
editAdults 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. Further south, there might be two generations per year.
The larvae feed on poplar, willow and cottonwood species.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Pachysphinx modesta". Sphingidae of the Americas. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
External links
edit- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Modest sphinx Pachysphinx modesta (Harris, 1839)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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