A Big Poplar Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/8/2017).
A Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Big Poplar Shinx in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario (6/25/2008).
Photo by
Steve Collins
MBP List
A Big Poplar Sphinx in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/12/2018).
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
A Big Poplar Sphinx in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/12/2018).
Big Poplar Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) naturecalls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Big Poplar Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2020).
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/27/2024). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2025). (c) roundy389, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/8/2017). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved.
Map Snapshot
26 Records
Status
Extremely rare in Maryland. Only a few records exist for the state.
Relationships
Citations
No citations linked for this taxon yet.
Use of media featured on Maryland
Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the
photographer.
A Big Poplar Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/8/2017).
View Record Details
Media by
Jim Brighton.
A Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Timothy Reichard.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Timothy Reichard.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Timothy Reichard.
A Big Poplar Shinx in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario (6/25/2008).
Media by
Steve Collins.
A Big Poplar Sphinx in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/12/2018).
View Record Details
Media by
Ben Springer.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Hugh McGuinness.
A Big Poplar Sphinx in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/12/2018).
View Record Details
Media by
Ben Springer.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Kyle Klotz.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) naturecalls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
naturecalls via iNaturalist.
A Big Poplar Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2020).
View Record Details
Media by
Dave Webb.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Hugh McGuinness.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/27/2024). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
Mark Etheridge.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Timothy Reichard.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2025). (c) roundy389, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
roundy389 via iNaturalist.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Timothy Reichard.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Kyle Klotz.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Kyle Klotz.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Kyle Klotz.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Timothy Reichard.
Big Poplar Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/8/2017). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Jared Satchell.
Source: Wikipedia
| Modest sphinx | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pachysphinx |
| Species: | P. modesta
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pachysphinx modesta | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Pachysphinx modesta, the modest sphinx or poplar sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.
Gallery
[edit]-
Male, dorsal view -
Male, ventral view -
Female, dorsal view -
Female, ventral view -
Larva
Distribution
[edit]It ranges from the southern United States up and throughout Canada.[2]
Biology
[edit]Adults are on the wing from mid-June to mid-July in Canada. In the northern part of the range, there is a single generation, with adults active from May to July. Further south, there may be two generations per year.
The larvae feed on species of poplar, willow, and cottonwood.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Pachysphinx modesta". Sphingidae of the Americas. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Modest sphinx Pachysphinx modesta (Harris, 1839)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
 | This Smerinthini-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |