Species Sphinx drupiferarum - Wild Cherry Sphinx - Hodges#7812

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Wild cherry sphinx - Sphinx drupiferarum - female

Blinded Sphinx, 29 days after collection - Sphinx drupiferarum

Blinded Sphinx, 31 days after collection - Sphinx drupiferarum

Wild Cherry Sphinx - Hodges#7812 - Sphinx drupiferarum

Sphinx drupiferarum – Wild Cherry Sphinx - Sphinx drupiferarum

Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth - Sphinx drupiferarum

Beautiful Caterpillar Perhaps Hover Moth - Sphinx drupiferarum

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)

Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)

Subfamily Sphinginae

Tribe Sphingini

Genus Sphinx

Species drupiferarum (Wild Cherry Sphinx - Hodges#7812)

Hodges Number

7812

Explanation of Names

Scientific Latin for "of drupe-bearers" (drupe is the botanical term for the kind of fleshy fruit with a pit that cherries, plums and peaches- among others- are known for. In Roman times "drupa" referred specifically to olives).

Range

All across Canada, south in East to Georgia and north Texas.

Food

Larvae feed mostly on leaves of apple, cherry, peach and plum.

Life Cycle

Larva; adult

Print References

Wagner, D.L. 2005. Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. (1)

Internet References

Butterflies and Moths of North America

Pacific Northwest Moths

University of Alberta Entomology Collection

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	Caterpillars of Eastern North America David L. Wagner. 2005. Princeton University Press.

Contributed by Cotinis on 11 January, 2006 - 8:55pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Chuck Entz, marcie oconnor
Last updated 4 October, 2017 - 7:50am

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