Eumorpha obliquus

Last updated

Eumorpha obliquus
Eumorpha obliquus MHNT CUT 2010 0 55 Guadeloupe male.jpg
Eumorpha obliquus above recto, below verso
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eumorpha
Species:
E. obliquus
Binomial name
Eumorpha obliquus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pholus obliquusRothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Pholus obliquus guadelupensisChalumeau & Delplanque, 1974
  • Pholus obliquus orientisDaniel, 1949

Eumorpha obliquus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Bolivia. [2] It is also present in Brazil and Guadeloupe.

The wingspan is 130–136 mm. It is similar to Eumorpha anchemolus , but the forewing is shorter, broader with an even outer margin. There is a strong contrast between the generally light basal half and the generally dark apical half of the forewing upperside. The underside of the body and wings is yellowish.

Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on grape species. The larvae of subspecies guadelupensis have been recorded feeding on Cissus sicyoides .

Subspecies

Related Research Articles

<i>Manduca florestan</i> Species of moth

Manduca florestan, the Florestan sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782.

<i>Hemeroplanes triptolemus</i> Species of moth

Hemeroplanes triptolemus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

<i>Adhemarius gannascus</i> Species of moth

Adhemarius gannascus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.

<i>Eumorpha capronnieri</i> Species of moth

Eumorpha capronnieri is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.

<i>Eumorpha phorbas</i> Species of moth

Eumorpha phorbas is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

<i>Eumorpha satellitia</i> Species of moth

Eumorpha satellitia, the satellite sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The family was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It lives from Brazil and northern Argentina north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to south Texas and southern Arizona.

<i>Eumorpha triangulum</i> Species of moth

Eumorpha triangulum is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

<i>Eumorpha vitis</i> Species of moth

Eumorpha vitis, known as the vine sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

<i>Xylophanes anubus</i> Species of moth

Xylophanes anubus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.

<i>Xylophanes ceratomioides</i> Species of moth

Xylophanes ceratomioides is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Bolivia, Argentina and Venezuela, down into southern Brazil. Rare vagrants have been found up to southern Arizona.

<i>Aleuron iphis</i> Species of moth

Aleuron iphis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856

<i>Callionima inuus</i> Species of moth

Callionima inuus is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

<i>Callionima parce</i> Species of moth

Callionima parce, the parce sphinx moth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae.It was originally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

<i>Madoryx plutonius</i> Species of moth

Madoryx plutonius is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

<i>Nyceryx stuarti</i> Species of moth

Nyceryx stuarti is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae.

<i>Nyceryx riscus</i> Species of moth

Nyceryx riscus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

<i>Perigonia ilus</i> Species of moth

Perigonia ilus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870.

<i>Eumorpha fasciatus</i> Species of moth

Eumorpha fasciatus, the banded sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johann Heinrich Sulzer in 1776.

<i>Eumorpha megaeacus</i> Species of moth

Eumorpha megaeacus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

<i>Manduca lefeburii</i> Species of moth

Manduca lefeburii is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.