Eumorpha intermedia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Genus
- Eumorpha
- Species
- Eumorpha intermedia
- Scientific Name
- Eumorpha intermedia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Eumorpha intermedia
Eumorpha intermedia, the intermediate sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1917. It lives in the US states of North Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and southern Texas.
The wingspan is 90–98 mm (3.5–3.9 in). It is similar to Eumorpha pandorus and Eumorpha satellitia licaon, but closer to the latter. The forewing underside is dark brown with a distinct pink tinge, especially on the hindwing. The hindwing upperside is similar in color to Eumorpha satellitia licaon.
Adults are on wing from April to October. They nectar at various flowers.
The larvae feed on Ampelopsis arborea and possibly Vitis species.
...Eumorpha intermedia in languages:
- English
- Intermediate Sphinx
Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Eumorpha achemon
- Eumorpha adamsi
- Eumorpha analis
- Eumorpha anchemolus
- Eumorpha annalea
- Eumorpha boivini
- Eumorpha capronnieri
- Eumorpha cissi
- Eumorpha drucei
- Eumorpha elisa
- Eumorpha fasciatus
- Eumorpha guadelupensis
- Eumorpha intermedia
- Eumorpha labruscae
- Eumorpha megaeacus
- Eumorpha mirificatus
- Eumorpha neuburgeri
- Eumorpha obliquus
- Eumorpha orientis
- Eumorpha pandorus
- Eumorpha phorbas
- Eumorpha satellitia
- Eumorpha strenua
- Eumorpha translineatus
- Eumorpha triangulum
- Eumorpha typhon
- Eumorpha vitis
- Eumorpha zaplutus



