| Moths of North Dakota |
Sphingidae: Smerinthinae |
Pachysphinx occidentalis (Hy. Edwards 1875)
| Common name: Western poplar sphinx.
Hodges #: 7829. Identification: Rfw 64.8 mm, outer margin crenulate, transverse shades of two colors, brown and gray, fw with irregular pale triangle from tornus. Hw scarlet, pink, or red. Pro-tibia with setae fused to form apical 'claw.' Similar species: 7822, 7824, 7828. Distribution: western U. S. eastward onto the Great Plains. Hosts: Larvae feed on Populus-- poplar, cottonwood and Salix-- willow. Note: The moth occurs in two color morphs, that shown at right
and a darker form similar to 7828. |
AZ Cochise Co., nr Portal. American Museum field station. 16- VII- 1985. UV lt. G. Fauske.
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