Banded Sphinx Moth

Eumorpha fasciatus

The Banded Sphinx Moth is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, north through Central America to southern California and southern Arizona, east to Texas, Mississippi, Florida and South Carolina. Strays can be found north up to Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Nova Scotia. It is also found in the Caribbean.
Banded Sphinx Moth Eumorpha fasciatus Observed on air conditioner condensor Banded Sphinx Moth,Eumorpha fasciatus,banded sphinx moth

Appearance

Adults are on wing year round in the tropics, but in the north, there are at least two generations with adults on wing from the end of May to July and the end of August to October in South Carolina and from May to October in Louisiana. Adults have been recorded feeding on nectar of "Crinum", "Catharanthus roseus", "Petunia" and "Saponaria officinalis".
sphinx moth moth on window screen in N. Texas Banded Sphinx Moth,Eumorpha fasciatus

Naming

*"Eumorpha fasciatus fasciatus"
⤷ "Eumorpha fasciatus tupaci"
sphinx_moth Banded Sphinx moth found early morning. Eumorpha fasciatus,Geotagged,United States

Food

The larvae feed on "Ludwigia", "Cissus verticillata", "Fuchsia hybrida", "Magnolia virginiana", "Parthenocissus" and "Vitis" species. The larvae are highly variable in patterning and depth of colour. Pupation takes place in subterranean burrows.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusEumorpha
SpeciesE. fasciatus
Photographed in
United States of America