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Deidamia inscriptum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Binomial name
Deidamia inscriptum
(Harris, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Deidamia inscripta
  • Pterogon inscriptum Harris, 1839

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.

Distribution

It is found in North America from Florida to Mississippi, and in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.

Description

The wingspan is 45–70 mm.

  • Female dorsal view Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view Female ventral view
  • Male dorsal view Male dorsal view
  • Male ventral view Male ventral view

Biology

The larvae feed on Vitis, Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Deidamia inscriptum (Harris, 1839)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 4, 2018.

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Taxon identifiers
Deidamia inscriptum
Deidamia


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