Biology:Eumorpha satellitia

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Short description: Species of moth


Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia satellita MHNT CUT 2010 0 8 Edgard, Louisiana dorsal.jpg
Dosral view
Eumorpha satellitia satellita MHNT CUT 2010 0 8 Edgard, Louisiana ventral.jpg
Ventral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eumorpha
Species:
E. satellitia
Binomial name
Eumorpha satellitia
(Linnaeus, 1771)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx satellitia licaon Philampelus satellitia posticatus
  • Sphinx satellitia Linnaeus, 1771
  • Cary, 1951 Grote, 1865
  • Pholus satellitia excessus Pholus macasensis
  • Gehlen, 1926 Cramer, 1775
  • Pholus cinnamomea Clark, 1922
  • Brou, 1980 Pholus satellitia rosea

Eumorpha satellitia, the satellite sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The family was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It lives from Brazil and northern Argentina north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to south Texas and southern Arizona.[2]

The wingspan is 114–134 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August and then again in October. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Petunia hybrida, Saponaria officinalis and Lychnis alba.

The larvae feed on Cissus pseudosicyoides and Cissus rhombifolia. Pupation takes place underground.

Subspecies

  • Eumorpha satellitia satellitia (Jamaica and from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala to Ecuador and further south into Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay)
  • Eumorpha satellitia excessus (Gehlen, 1926) (Brazil)
  • Eumorpha satellitia licaon (Cramer, 1775) (extreme southern Texas, Mexico, Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Brazil to Bolivia and Paraguay)
  • Eumorpha satellitia posticatus (Grote, 1865) (Cuba and the Bahamas)

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References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1865403 entry