Biology:Eumorpha cissi
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Eumorpha cissi Male dorsal | |
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| Eumorpha cissi Male ventral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eumorpha |
| Species: | E. cissi
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| Eumorpha cissi (Schaufuss, 1870)[1]
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Eumorpha cissi is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is found from Venezuela south to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and north-western Argentina .[2]
Description
It is similar to Eumorpha anchemolus but the upperside ground colour is dark greenish-grey and the forewing apex is more falcate. Furthermore, there is a stronger pattern of dark transverse lines and bands on the forewing upperside.
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Female dorsal -
Female ventral
Biology
Adults have been recorded from February to March and from October to November in Bolivia.
The larvae probably feed on grape and vine species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112204311/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Eumorpha/cissi.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011115002/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/ecissi.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
Wikidata ☰ Q2076793 entry
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