Darapsa myron

Darapsa myron
Virginia creeper sphinx moth
Darapsa myron, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Darapsa
Species: D. myron
Binomial name
Darapsa myron
(Cramer, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx myron Cramer, 1779
  • Sphinx pampinatrix J.E. Smith, 1797
  • Otus cnotus Hübner, 1823
  • Ampeloeca myron isatis Debauche, 1934
  • Ampeloeca myron lutescens Clark, 1920
  • Ampeloeca myron texana Clark, 1920
  • Ampeloeca myron mexicana Gehlen, 1933

The Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Maine south to south Florida; west to North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Texas. It also can be found in Mexico.

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The caterpillars are known to feed on virginia creeper and grape.

Subspecies

  • Darapsa myron myron
  • Darapsa myron mexicana (Gehlen, 1933) (Mexico)

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