Deidamia inscriptum
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Deidamia Clemens, 1859 |
| Species: | D. inscriptum |
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Deidamia inscriptum (lettered sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is the only member of the genus Deidamia.
Distribution
It is found from Florida to Mississippi, and in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 45–70 mm.
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Deidamia inscriptum Female ventral
Biologie
The larvae feed on Vitis, Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Markku Savela (September 12, 2006). "Deidamia genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
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- Deidamia inscripta Sphingidae of the Americas
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