Eumorpha anchemolus, the anchemola sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1]
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| Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eumorpha |
| Species: | E. anchemolus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eumorpha anchemolus (Cramer, 1780)
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Distribution edit
It is found from Argentina through Central America and into the US state of Texas.[2]
Description edit
The wingspan is 110-135 mm. It is a large species. It is similar to Eumorpha triangulum, but the forewing upperside pattern is less contrasting and variegated. There is a conspicuous white fringe on the forewing upperside, found along the posterior margin from near the base to beyond the median rhombiform patch.
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Male, ventral view
Biology edit
Adults are on wing year round, except the coldest months. They nectar at various flowers.
The larvae feed on Cissus alata, Cissus pseudosicyoides, Cissus erosa, Vitis and Ampelopsis species.
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Eumorpha anchemolus". Sphingidae of the Americas. January 4, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links edit
- Fauske, Gerald M. (January 23, 2007). "Eumorpha anchemola (Cramer 1779)". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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