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Sphinx canadensis (Canadian Sphinx)

Synonyms: Sphinx plota

Wikipedia Abstract

Sphinx canadensis (Canadian sphinx) is a member of the family Sphingidae that is found the Northeastern United States and as north as Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The adult's wingspan is between 70 and 85 mm. It is often confused with the hermit sphinx (Sphinx eremitus) throughout their overlaying areas, but unlike S. eremitus it has no white spot. The forewing of this species is gray-brown with black streaks along the veins, interrupted by white lines along the outer margin. The hindwing is patterned with black and white bands.
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Prey / Diet

Fraxinus americana (white ash)[1]
Fraxinus nigra (black ash)[1]
Rubus chamaemorus (cloudberry)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0