Eumorpha phorbas

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Eumorpha phorbas
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Eumorpha phorbas, adult
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eumorpha
Species:
E. phorbas
Binomial name
Eumorpha phorbas
(Cramer, 1775) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx phorbasCramer, 1775
  • Sphinx pandionStoll, 1780

Eumorpha phorbas is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is known from Ecuador, Colombia, Suriname, Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize and Mexico. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 112–116 mm. It is similar to Eumorpha labruscae labruscae in the largely green upperside of the body and forewings, but can be distinguished by the lacking blue patches on the hindwing upperside, instead showing essentially the same pattern of orange and dark brown as in Eumorpha capronnieri . There is a pair of broad, brown subdorsal stripes on the upperside of the thorax and abdomen. The undersides of the wings and body are almost entirely yellow.

Biology

Adults are on wing year round. They nectar at various flowers.

The larvae probably feed on Vitaceae, Apocynaceae or Onagraceae species.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-26.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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