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INSECTS

Northern Apple Sphinx

Sphinx poecila

Insects
Native
Northern Apple Sphinx, photo 1 of 5
Northern Apple Sphinx, Caterpillar
Northern Apple Sphinx, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Sphingidae.

There are 229 observations of Northern Apple Sphinx in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 15 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-Témiscamingue77
  2. Capitale-Nationale35
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine17
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean17
  5. Nord-du-Québec11
  6. Mauricie10
  7. Outaouais10
  8. Estrie9
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  10. Montérégie8
  11. Laurentides7
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  13. Lanaudière6
  14. Côte-Nord6
  15. Laval1

What the caterpillar eats

SweetgaleMyrica gale
Sweet fernComptonia peregrina
TamarackLarix laricina
Balsam firAbies balsamea
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca

Similar species

Laurel SphinxSphinx kalmiae
Clemens' SphinxSphinx luscitiosa
Wild Cherry SphinxSphinx drupiferarum
Great Ash SphinxSphinx chersis
Waved SphinxCeratomia undulosa
Northern Pine SphinxLapara bombycoides
Canadian SphinxSphinx canadensis
Five-spotted Hawk MothManduca quinquemaculatus
Pawpaw SphinxDolba hyloeus
Blinded SphinxPaonias excaecata