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Sphinx poecila Sphinx poecila (Northern Heath Sphinx) larva in a previously cultivated cranberry bog. The larva is on a Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) plant but other potential host plants in the bog include Steelebush (Spiraea tomentosa), Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba), and Tamarack (Larix laricina). Geotagged,Northern Heath Sphinx,Poecila sphinx,Sphinx poecila,Summer,United States,Wisconsin Click/tap to enlarge

Sphinx poecila

Sphinx poecila (Northern Heath Sphinx) larva in a previously cultivated cranberry bog. The larva is on a Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) plant but other potential host plants in the bog include Steelebush (Spiraea tomentosa), Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba), and Tamarack (Larix laricina).

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The Poecila sphinx

''Sphinx poecila'', the poecila sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Newfoundland and Maine south to Pennsylvania and west to Michigan, northeastern Illinois and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 68–95 mm. The larvae feed on ''Rosa carolina'', ''Picea glauca'', ''Larix laricina'' and ''Alnus'', ''Malus'', ''Myrica'' and ''Vaccinium'' species.

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Species identified by Gary B
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Uploaded Mar 11, 2019. Captured Aug 29, 2017 09:41 in 420 E River Rd, Hayward, WI 54843, USA.
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  • SAMSUNG-SM-G930A
  • f/1.7
  • 1/147s
  • ISO50
  • 4.2mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.