Biology:Darapsa choerilus

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Short description: Species of moth

Azalea sphinx
Darapsa pholus sjh.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Darapsa
Species:
D. choerilus
Binomial name
Darapsa choerilus
(Cramer, 1779)
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, the azalea sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.[1] It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

Darapsa choerilus.jpg

The wingspan is 57–75 mm.

The larvae feed on azalea and Viburnum species.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1350744 entry