Darapsa choerilus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Genus
- Darapsa
- Species
- Darapsa choerilus
- Scientific Name
- Darapsa choerilus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
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.
The wingspan is 57–75 mm.
The larvae feed on azalea and Viburnum species.
...Darapsa choerilus in languages:
- English
- Azalea Sphinx Moth
- English
- Azalea Sphinx
- French
- Sphinx de l'Alisier
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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