Eumorpha fasciatus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eumorpha |
| Species: | E. fasciatus |
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| Eumorpha fasciatus (Sulzer, 1776)[1] | |
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The Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, north through Central America (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) to southern California and southern Arizona, east to Texas, Mississippi, Florida and South Carolina. Strays can be found north up to Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Nova Scotia. It is also found in the Caribbean.[2]
Adults are on wing year round in the tropics, but in the north, there are at least two generations with adults on wing from the end of May to July and the end of August to October in South Carolina and from May to October in Louisiana. Adults have been recorded feeding on nectar of Crinum, Catharanthus roseus, Petunia and Saponaria officinalis.
The larvae feed on Ludwigia (including Ludwigia decurrens, Ludwigia erecta, Ludwigia leptocarpa, Ludwigia octovalvis, Ludwigia peruviana and Ludwigia repens), Cissus verticillata, Fuchsia hybrida, Magnolia virginiana, Parthenocissus and Vitis species. The larvae are highly variable in patterning and depth of colour. Pupation takes place in subterranean burrows.
Subspecies
- Eumorpha fasciatus fasciatus
- Eumorpha fasciatus tupaci (Kernbach, 1962) (Galapagos Islands)
Gallery
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Larva
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Larva, Green Variation
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Larva, Pink Variation
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Larva, Black Variation
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Larva, Red Variation
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Larva, Multi-Colored Variation
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Pre-pupation color change
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Eumorpha fasciatus| Mid pupation
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Freshly Pupated Eumorpha fasciatus
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thumb|left|Eumorpha fasciatus Pupa
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Eumorpha fasciatus Imago (Adult Moth)
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Eumorpha fasciatus Imago (Adult Moth) Back View
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Eumorpha fasciatus Imago (Adult Moth) Side View
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Ludwigia peruviana buds, bloom, leaves
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Bloom
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Ludwigia peruviana With Larva
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
- Banded sphinx Butterflies and Moths of North America