| Moths of North Dakota |
Sphingidae: Sphinginae: Sphingini |
Sphinx gordius Cramer 1780
| Common name: Apple sphinx.
Hodges #: 7810. Identification: Rfw 32.1 mm, fws pale with darker costa and tornus, hws with broad black marginal band before fringe, ventral wings crossed by median dark band. Similar species: 7796, 7809, 7810.1, 7811, 7812- see key. Distribution: northern U.S. and southern Canada, mostly east of the Rockies, additional records along east coast to Florida and in the Rockies to Colorado. Hosts: Larvae feed on Malus-- apple, Rosa--
rose, and Fraxinus-- ash. |
ND Ransom Co., 2.5 mi. E. Owego, T135N, R53W Sec. 2. Hg/UV lt. 18- VII- 1993. D. Cuthrell.
Same specimen, ventral view. |
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