Kebnat
INSECTS

Abbott's Sphinx

Sphecodina abbottii

Insects
Native
Abbott's Sphinx, Caterpillar
Abbott's Sphinx, Adult
Abbott's Sphinx, photo 3 of 5
51 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Sphingidae with a wingspan of 51 mm.

There are 89 observations of Abbott's Sphinx in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal28
  2. Montérégie17
  3. Estrie12
  4. Capitale-Nationale9
  5. Laurentides7
  6. Outaouais7
  7. Lanaudière4
  8. Laval2
  9. Centre-du-Québec1
  10. Mauricie1
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Wine grapeVitis vinifera
Boston ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata
Riverbank grapeVitis riparia

Similar species

White-dotted ProminentNadata gibbosa
Lettered SphinxDeidamia inscriptum
Georgian ProminentParaeschra georgica
Snowberry ClearwingHemaris diffinis
Penitent UnderwingCatocala piatrix
Nessus SphinxAmphion floridensis
Yellow-striped Armyworm MothSpodoptera ornithogalli
Maple Looper MothParallelia bistriaris
Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians
Small-eyed SphinxPaonias myops
Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbe
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba