Eumorpha
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Eumorpha is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family. The genus is mostly found in North and South America.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. The genus is mostly found in North and South America.
Species
- Eumorpha achemonEumorpha achemonThe Achemon sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Maine west to North Dakota, Manitoba and southern Oregon and south to southern Florida, west to southern California and Mexico.The wingspan is 87-97 mm...
- (Drury 1773) - Eumorpha adamsiEumorpha adamsiEumorpha adamsi is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan, in 1903, and is known from Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay but is probably present throughout most of South America....
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Eumorpha analisEumorpha analisEumorpha analis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.The upperside of the body and wings is similar to Eumorpha satellitia satellitia but the ground colour is darker and more olive-green. There is a conspicuous dark stripe on the head and...
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Eumorpha anchemolusEumorpha anchemolusThe Anchemola Sphinx Moth is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Argentina through Central America and into Texas, United States....
- (Cramer 1779) - Eumorpha capronnieriEumorpha capronnieriEumorpha capronnieri is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from French Guiana to southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica and probably Panama. Southwards it is found up to Bolivia and northern Argentina....
- (Boisduval 1875) - Eumorpha cissiEumorpha cissiEumorpha cissi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Venezuela south to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and north-western Argentina....
- (Schaufuss 1870) - Eumorpha druceiEumorpha druceiEumorpha drucei is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Ecuador.The length of the forewings is about 40 mm. The upperside of the body is similar to Eumorpha analis, but the ground colour is deeper olive green. There is a narrower pale dorsal line on the abdomen, as well as larger and...
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Eumorpha elisaEumorpha elisaEumorpha elisa is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Mexico and Guatemala.Adults are greenish-grey and recognizable by the rhombiform patch on the posterior margin of the hindwing upperside with dark basal and distal edges. The forewing upperside ground colour is greyish-brown with...
- (Smyth 1901) - Eumorpha fasciatusEumorpha fasciatusThe 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...
- (Sulzer 1776) - Eumorpha intermediaEumorpha intermediaThe Intermediate Sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives in North Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Texas....
- (Clark 1917) - Eumorpha labruscae - (Linnaeus 1758)
- Eumorpha megaeacusEumorpha megaeacusEumorpha megaeacus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found throughout most of Central America and South America, from Suriname, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, southern Brazil and Bolivia to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Mexico. Occasionally strays can be found as far north as Texas.The...
- (Hubner 1816) - Eumorpha mirificatusEumorpha mirificatusEumorpha mirificatus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the western tip of Cuba.It is similar to Eumorpha strenua, but has a narrower apical oblique stripe and dorsal abdominal stripe. Furthermore, there is a distinctive pinkish tone to the median area of the hindwing upperside,...
- (Grote 1874) - Eumorpha neubergeriEumorpha neubergeriEumorpha neubergeri is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Argentina and Bolivia.The wingspan is 98-106 mm. The outer margin of the forewing is slightly crenulated...
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Eumorpha obliquusEumorpha obliquusEumorpha obliquus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Bolivia. It is also present in Brazil and Guadeloupe....
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Eumorpha pandorus - (Hubner 1821)
- Eumorpha phorbasEumorpha phorbasEumorpha phorbas is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Ecuador, Surinam, Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize and Mexico.The wingspan is 112-116 mm...
- (Cramer 1775) - Eumorpha satellitiaEumorpha satellitiaThe Satellite sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Brazil and northern Argentina north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to south Texas and southern Arizona....
- (Linnaeus 1771) - Eumorpha strenuaEumorpha strenuaEumorpha strenua is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.The wingspan is about 105 mm...
- (Menetries 1857) - Eumorpha translineatusEumorpha translineatusEumorpha translineatus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Brazil and Bolivia.It can be distinguished from all other Eumorpha species by the pale brown forewing upperside crossed by a series of narrow dark brown transverse lines resembling the pattern seen in species of Marumba and...
- (Rothschild 1895) - Eumorpha triangulumEumorpha triangulumEumorpha triangulum is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and possibly south-eastern Paraguay....
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Eumorpha typhonEumorpha typhonThe Typhon sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Honduras north through Mexico to southern Arizona.The wingspan is 57-64 mm. The upperside of the wings is deep red-brown with pale brown bands. Each hindwing has a pink patch along the costal margin and a triangular white spot on...
- (Klug 1836) - Eumorpha vitisEumorpha vitisEumorpha vitis, known as the Vine sphinx, is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Argentina north through Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico to southern Arizona, Texas, Mississippi, and Florida. Strays north to Nebraska....
- (Linnaeus 1758)