Darapsa choerilus

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Azalea sphinx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Darapsa
Species:
D. choerilus
Binomial name
Darapsa choerilus
(Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
  • Darapsa pholus
  • Darapsa flavescens
  • Sphinx choerilusCramer, 1779
  • Sphinx pholusCramer, 1776
  • Sphinx azaleaeSmith, 1797
  • Sphinx chlorindaMartyn, 1797
  • Darapsa pholus flavescens(Closs, 1911)
  • Darapsa choerilus brodieiClark, 1929

Darapsa choerilus, the azalea sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. [1] It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

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The wingspan is 57–75 mm.

The larvae feed on azalea and Viburnum species.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.