Darapsa choerilus

Azalea sphinx
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

Darapsa choerilus (azalea sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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