Eumorpha translineatus

Eumorpha translineatus
	Female dorsal
	Female ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Eumorpha
Species:	E. translineatus
Binomial name
	Eumorpha translineatus; (Rothschild, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
	Philampelus translineatus Rothschild, 1895; Eumorpha translineatus extinctus Gehlen, 1926;

Eumorpha translineatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Brazil and Bolivia.^[2]

Description

It can be distinguished from all other Eumorpha species by the pale brown forewing upperside crossed by a series of narrow dark brown transverse lines resembling the pattern seen in species of Marumba and the almost circular dark brown patch near the middle of the posterior margin. It can be distinguished from Eumorpha adamsi by the lack of pink coloration on the hindwing upperside.

Male dorsal
Male ventral

Biology

The larvae probably feed on Vitaceae species.

References

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

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[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. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-26.