Big Poplar Sphinx Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839    Synonyms: Hodges #7828.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Sphingidae   >   Genus Pachysphinx   

Status:

Extremely rare in Maryland. Only a few records exist for the state.

Relationships:

Larval host plants include trees in the genus Populus and various species of Salix.

There are 17 records in the project database.

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A Big Poplar Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/8/2017). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

A Big Poplar Sphinx in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/12/2018). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

Big Poplar Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) naturecalls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by naturecalls via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Big Poplar Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Big Poplar Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Big Poplar Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/8/2017). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved. Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)


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