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apple sphinx

Sphinx gordius

Classification

Class
Insecta

Sphinx gordius, the apple sphinx or Gordian sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. Distribution It is found in the northern parts of the United States and southern Canada, mostly east of the Rocky Mountains, additionally it is found along the east coast to Florida and in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 6Canada · 1