Deidamia inscriptum

Deidamia inscriptum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Deidamia Clemens, 1859
Species:	D. inscriptum
Binomial name
Deidamia inscriptum (Harris, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
Deidamia inscripta Pterogon inscriptum Harris, 1839

The Lettered Sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is the only member of the Deidamia genus. It is found from Florida to Mississippi, and in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.^[2]

Deidamia inscripta variation

Deidamia inscripta, adult

The wingspan is 45-70 mm.

The larvae feed on Vitis, Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus species.

References

1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Deidamia/inscriptum.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
2. ^ Markku Savela (September 12, 2006). "Deidamia genus". funet.fi. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/deidamia/index.html. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 

External links

• Species info
• Deidamia inscripta Sphingidae of the Americas

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