Kingdom Animalia Family Sphingidae Scientific name Deidamia inscriptum Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Deidamia
Clemens, 1859 Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Darapsa, Darapsa myron, Amphion floridensis, Paonias myops, Darapsa choerilus | ||
Deidamia inscriptum (lettered sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is the only member of the Deidamia genus. It is found from Florida to Mississippi, and in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.
The wingspan is 45–70 mm.
The larvae feed on Vitis, Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus species.
References
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