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