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Eumorpha anchemolus

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Anchemola sphinx moth
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Eumorpha
Species:
E. anchemolus
Binomial name
Eumorpha anchemolus
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx anchemolus Cramer, 1779
  • Eumorpha anchemola
  • Eumorpha major
  • Philampelus anchemolus
  • Philampelus satellitia major Burmeister, 1878

Eumorpha anchemolus, the anchemola sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1]

Distribution

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It is found from Argentina through Central America and into the US state of Texas.[2]


Description

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The wingspan is 110-135  mm. It is a large species. It is similar to Eumorpha triangulum, but the forewing upperside pattern is less contrasting and variegated. There is a conspicuous white fringe on the forewing upperside, found along the posterior margin from near the base to beyond the median rhombiform patch.

Biology

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Adults are on wing year round, except the coldest months. They nectar at various flowers.

The larvae feed on Cissus alata, Cissus pseudosicyoides, Cissus erosa, Vitis and Ampelopsis species.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Eumorpha anchemolus". Sphingidae of the Americas. January 4, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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