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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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.
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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