| Virginia creeper sphinx moth | |
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| 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] |
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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.