- Darapsa choerilus
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Darapsa choerilus 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
The Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. 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
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Darapsa/choerilus.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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