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Sphinx gordius
Copyright © 2007 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Sphinx gordius
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 26, 2007
Size: 2 inches approx

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Sphinx gordius Sphinx Moth34 - Sphinx gordius
Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 29 May, 2007 - 1:19pm
Last updated 24 January, 2008 - 3:06pm

Apple Sphinx
This is likely Sphinx gordius, # 7810, the Apple Sphinx. However, I'm not completely certain I can rule out Sphinx poecila, once a subspecies of S. gordius. The BMNA site doesn't show a range for poecila that far south, but a couple of sources do. My opinion would be for Sphinx gordius.
… Jason D. Roberts, 29 May, 2007 - 2:14pm

 
Thanks! That's the one I thou
Thanks! That's the one I thought it was but I was making sure. ^__^
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 29 May, 2007 - 2:23pm

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