Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Eumorpha elisa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eumorpha Rank Species | |
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Similar Eumorpha capronnieri, Eumorpha triangulum, Eumorpha phorbas, Eumorpha intermedia, Eumorpha anchemolus | ||
Eumorpha elisa is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico and Guatemala.
Adults are greenish-grey and recognizable by the rhombiform patch on the posterior margin of the hindwing upperside with dark basal and distal edges. The forewing upperside ground colour is greyish-brown with darker greenish-grey markings.
The larvae probably feed on grape and vine species.
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