Darapsa versicolor

Hydrangea sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Darapsa
Species: D. versicolor
Binomial name
Darapsa versicolor
(Harris, 1839)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Choerocampa versicolor Harris, 1839
  • Ampeloeca versicolor
  • Ampeloeca versicolor lutescens Clark, 1920

Darapsa versicolor (hydrangea sphinx) is a moth species of the family Sphingidae that inhabits eastern North America, often in wetlands.

Their wingspans can reach 58 to 80 mm, their forewings are green-brown with curved white patches. In the northern portion of its range there is one flight from June to July and in the southern range they are seen most of the warm months.

The caterpillar of this species feeds on wild hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), and water-willow (Decodon verticillatus).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Darapsa versicolor Harris 1839 - EOL". Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Species Darapsa versicolor - Hydrangea sphinx - Hodges#7884 - BugGuide". Iowa State University. Retrieved 2009-11-18.


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