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 modestaHarris, 1839 Smerinthus populicolaBoisduval, 1875 Smerinthus princepsWalker, 1856 Smerinthus cableivon Reizenstein, 1881 Pachysphinx modesta borealisClark, 1929

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

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

Distribution

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

Biology

Adults are on the wing from mid-June to mid-July in Canada. In the northern part of the range, there is a single generation, with adults active from May to July. Further south, there may be two generations per year.

The larvae feed on species of poplar, willow, and cottonwood.

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.

External links

• Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Modest sphinx Pachysphinx modesta (Harris, 1839)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 19, 2018.