Deidamia inscriptum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Deidamia Clemens, 1859 |
Species: | D. inscriptum |
Binomial name | |
Deidamia inscriptum (Harris, 1839)[1] |
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The Lettered Sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is the only member of the Deidamia genus. It is found from Florida to Mississippi, and in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.[2]
The wingspan is 45-70 mm.
The larvae feed on Vitis, Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus species.