Eumorpha anchemolus

Anchemola sphinx moth
Eumorpha anchemolus, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Eumorpha
Species: E. anchemolus
Binomial name
Eumorpha anchemolus
(Cramer, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx anchemolus Cramer, 1779
  • Eumorpha anchemola
  • Eumorpha major
  • Philampelus anchemolus
  • Philampelus satellitia major Burmeister, 1878

Eumorpha anchemolus (anchemola sphinx moth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from Argentina through Central America and into Texas, United States.[2]


Description

The wingspan is 62–70 mm. It is a large species. It is similar to Eumorpha triangulum, but the forewing upperside pattern is less contrasting and variegated. There is a conspicuous white fringe on the forewing upperside, found along the posterior margin from near the base to beyond the median rhombiform patch.

Biology

Adults are on wing year-round, except the coldest months. They nectar at various flowers.

The larvae feed on Cissus alata, Cissus pseudosicyoides, Cissus erosa, Vitis and Ampelopsis species.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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