Vine sphinx

Eumorpha vitis

''Eumorpha vitis'', known as the vine sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It lives from Argentina north through Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico to southern Arizona, Texas, Mississippi, and Florida. Strays north to Nebraska.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 85–105 mm. It is similar to ''Eumorpha fasciatus fasciatus'' but distinguishable by the lack of a pink marginal band on the hindwing upperside and the single straight line on the forewing upperside.

Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to October in Florida, from July to September in one generation in the northern part of the range and year round in the tropics. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including ''Vinca rosea''.
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Naming

*''Eumorpha vitis vitis''
⤷ ''Eumorpha vitis fuscatus'' -
⤷ ''Eumorpha vitis hesperidum'' -

Food

The larvae feed on ''Vitis'' species , ''Cissus'' species , ''Ludwigia decurrens'', ''Ludwigia erecta'', ''Magnolia virginiana'' and ''Parthenocissus'' species. There are green, yellow and purple colour morphs. Pupation takes place in subterranean burrows.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusEumorpha
SpeciesE. vitis
Photographed in
Brazil
Mexico