Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Forest edges
- Gardens
- Scrub
Similar species
55-95 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
English (US)Blind-eyed Sphinx English (US)Blinded Sphinx 
FrançaisSphinx aveugle
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Betula Birch Betulaceae Ostrya virginiana American hophornbeam Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray Rosaceae Malus Apple Rosaceae Physocarpus capitatus Pacific ninebark Rosaceae Prunus Cherry Rosaceae Spiraea douglasii Hardhack Salicaceae Populus Poplar Salicaceae Salix Willow Ulmaceae Ulmus Elm
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Paonias excaecatus J.E. Smith, 1797 Sphinx excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 Paonias pavonina Geyer, 1837 Calasymbolus borealis Clark, 1929
- Links
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Language Website Authors 
Butterflies and Moths of North America North American Moth Photographers Group Pacific Northwest Moths Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching
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