Deidamia inscriptum

Deidamia inscriptum
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]
Synonyms
  • Deidamia inscripta
  • Pterogon inscriptum Harris, 1839

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]

Deidamia inscripta variation
Deidamia inscripta, adult

The wingspan is 45–70 mm.

The larvae feed on Vitis, Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus species.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ↑ Markku Savela (September 12, 2006). "Deidamia genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-16.

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