Sphinx gordius

Sphinx gordius, the apple 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)