Eumorpha elisa

Eumorpha elisa
Eumorpha elisa, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eumorpha
Species: E. elisa
Binomial name
Eumorpha elisa
(Smyth, 1901)[1]
Synonyms
  • Philampelus elisa Smyth, 1901

Eumorpha elisa is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Mexico and Guatemala.[2]

Adults are greenish-grey and recognizable by the rhombiform patch on the posterior margin of the hindwing upperside with dark basal and distal edges. The forewing upperside ground colour is greyish-brown with darker greenish-grey markings.

The larvae probably feed on grape and vine species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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