Biology:Pachysphinx modesta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Modest sphinx | |
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Pachysphinx modesta (Harris, 1839)[1]
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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, ventral view
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
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
External links
- Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Modest sphinx Pachysphinx modesta (Harris, 1839)". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Pachysphinx-modesta.
Wikidata ☰ Q1380103 entry
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