Kebnat
INSECTS

Walnut Sphinx

Amorpha juglandis

Insects
Native
Walnut Sphinx, photo 1 of 5
Walnut Sphinx, Caterpillar
Walnut Sphinx, Male

Butterfly or moth in the family Sphingidae.

There are 98 observations of Walnut Sphinx in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue26
  2. Estrie18
  3. Montérégie17
  4. Outaouais16
  5. Laurentides8
  6. Capitale-Nationale5
  7. Montréal3
  8. Lanaudière2
  9. Mauricie2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches1

What the caterpillar eats

ButternutJuglans cinerea
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Black walnutJuglans nigra
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Bitternut hickoryCarya cordiformis
American beechFagus grandifolia
English walnutJuglans regia

Similar species

Blinded SphinxPaonias excaecata
Modest SphinxPachysphinx modesta
Virginia Creeper SphinxDarapsa myron
Waved SphinxCeratomia undulosa
Elm SphinxCeratomia amyntor
Spotted Apatelodes MothApatelodes torrefacta
Twin-spotted SphinxSmerinthus jamaicensis
Small-eyed SphinxPaonias myops
Lettered SphinxDeidamia inscriptum
Polyphemus MothAntheraea polyphemus
Great Ash SphinxSphinx chersis
Five-spotted Hawk MothManduca quinquemaculatus