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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Sphinx » Northern Apple Sphinx - Hodges#7810.1 (Sphinx poecila)
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Northern Apple Sphinx - Sphinx poecila
Copyright © 2013 tom murray

Northern Apple Sphinx - Sphinx poecila
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 6, 2013
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Contributed by tom murray on 7 June, 2013 - 11:37am
Last updated 13 February, 2014 - 9:47am

Moved
Moved from Apple Sphinx.
Thanks for reviewing this moth ID.
… tom murray, 13 February, 2014 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Northern Apple Sphinx.
Thanks Ryan. These 2 species are very similar.
… tom murray, 7 June, 2013 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

Sphinx
I think there is a good chance that this individual is actually the similar Sphinx gordius. The forewing "fringe" on this one is very dark, a characteristic often seen in gordius while poecila has a more checkered fringe with clear alterations between white and dark. However, I do not know how reliable this characteristic is, particularly in New England, where both species can be found.

EDIT: This may actually be S. poecila.
… Ryan St Laurent, 7 June, 2013 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

 
I think poecila is correct
There is no fringe left on this moth; the dark line visible at the edge of the wing is the terminal line, which is black in both species. In gordius, the subterminal area is darker than the remainder of the FW. In this moth, the subterminal area is the same color as the rest of the wing, a characteristic of poecila.
… Paul Dennehy, 13 February, 2014 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

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