| Typhon sphinx | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eumorpha |
| Species: | E. typhon |
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| Eumorpha typhon | |
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Eumorpha typhon, the Typhon sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1836.
Distribution
It lives from Honduras north through Mexico to southern Arizona.
Description
The wingspan is 57–64 mm. The upperside of the wings is deep red brown with pale brown bands. Each hindwing has a pink patch along the costal margin and a triangular white spot on the outer part of the inner margin.
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
Biology
Adults are on wing from June to August in the northern part of the range. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers.
The larvae feed on various grape species. Pupation takes place in shallow soil.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Typhon sphinx Eumorpha typhon (Klug, 1836)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- "Eumorpha typhon". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original July 12, 2012.
- "890185.00 – 7863 – Eumorpha typhon – Typhon Sphinx Moth – (Klug, 1836)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- Roberts, Jason D. (October 13, 2014). "Species Eumorpha typhon - Typhon Sphinx - Hodges#7863". BugGuide. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
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