Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828
Sphinx poecila, the poecila sphinx, is a North American Sphingidae moth with a 68–95 mm wingspan and specific larval host plants.
Sphinx poecila, commonly known as the poecila sphinx, is a moth belonging to the family Sphingidae. This species is distributed from Newfoundland and Maine in the north, south to Pennsylvania, and west to Michigan, northeastern Illinois, and Wisconsin. Its wingspan measures 68–95 mm. The larvae of Sphinx poecila feed on Rosa carolina, Picea glauca, Larix laricina, and species from the genera Alnus, Malus, Myrica, and Vaccinium.
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Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1874
Xylophanes porcus Hübner
Craspedortha porphyria Butler, 1876
Acosmerycoides harterti Rothschild, 1895
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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