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.
Description The wingspan is 68–108 mm.
Biology The larvae feed on Malus, Rosa, Vaccinium and Fraxinus species.
Subspecies Sphinx gordius gordius Sphinx gordius oslari (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Colorado)
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