title: Sphinx gordius
text: # Sphinx gordius
  
  Sphinx gordius, the apple sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  It is found in the northern parts of the United States and southern Canada, mostly east of the Rocky Mountains, additionally it is found along the east coast to Florida and in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado.
  
  ## Description
  
  The wingspan is 68–108 mm.
  
  * Female dorsal view
  * Female ventral view
  
  ## Biology
  
  The larvae feed on Malus, Rosa, Vaccinium and Fraxinus species.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * Sphinx gordius gordius
  * Sphinx gordius oslari (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Colorado)
  