Azalea sphinx

Darapsa choerilus

"Darapsa choerilus", the azalea sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 57–75 mm.
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Food

The larvae feed on azalea and "Viburnum" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusDarapsa
SpeciesD. choerilus
Photographed in
United States of America