Darapsa myron

For other uses, see Myron (disambiguation).
Virginia creeper sphinx moth
Darapsa myron, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Darapsa
Species: D. myron
Binomial name
Darapsa myron
(Cramer, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx myron Cramer, 1779
  • Sphinx pampinatrix J.E. Smith, 1797
  • Otus cnotus Hübner, 1823
  • Ampeloeca myron isatis Debauche, 1934
  • Ampeloeca myron lutescens Clark, 1920
  • Ampeloeca myron texana Clark, 1920
  • Ampeloeca myron mexicana Gehlen, 1933

The Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Maine south to south Florida; west to North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Texas. It also can be found in Mexico.

The caterpillars are known to feed on virginia creeper and grape.

Subspecies

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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