Darapsa choerilus

Darapsa choerilus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Darapsa
Species:	D. choerilus
Binomial name
*Darapsa choerilus* (Cramer, 1779)^[1]
Synonyms
Darapsa pholus Darapsa flavescens Sphinx choerilus Cramer, 1779 Sphinx pholus Cramer, 1776 Sphinx azaleae Smith, 1797 Sphinx chlorinda Martyn, 1797 Darapsa pholus flavescens (Closs, 1911) Darapsa choerilus brodiei Clark, 1929

The azalea sphinx (Darapsa choerilus) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

The wingspan is 57–75 mm.

The larvae feed on azalea and Viburnum species.

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