Deidamia inscriptum, the lettered sphinx, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is the only member of the genus Deidamia. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839 and the genus was erected by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: | Macroglossinae |
| Tribe: | Macroglossini |
| Subtribe: | Macroglossina |
| Genus: | Deidamia Clemens, 1859 |
| Species: | D. inscriptum
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Distribution
editIt is found in North America from Florida to Mississippi, and in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.[2]
Description
editThe wingspan is 45–70 mm.
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Biology
editThe larvae feed on Vitis, Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus species.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Deidamia inscriptum (Harris, 1839)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deidamia inscripta.
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Lettered sphinx Deidamia inscriptum (Harris, 1839)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- Deidamia inscriptum. Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original May 12, 2012.
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