Deidamia inscriptum
Species of moth
| Deidamia inscriptum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: | Macroglossinae |
| Tribe: | Macroglossini |
| Subtribe: | Macroglossina |
| Genus: | Deidamia Clemens, 1859 |
| Species: | D. inscriptum |
| Binomial name | |
| Deidamia inscriptum (Harris, 1839)[1] | |
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Deidamia inscriptum, the lettered sphinx, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is the only member of the genus Deidamia. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839 and the genus was erected by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.
Distribution
It is found in North America from Florida to Mississippi, and in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 45–70 mm.
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Biology
The larvae feed on Vitis, Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus species.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deidamia inscripta.
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Lettered sphinx Deidamia inscriptum (Harris, 1839)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- Deidamia inscriptum. Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original May 12, 2012.
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