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Eumorpha satellitia (Satellite sphinx)

Wikipedia Abstract

Eumorpha satellitia (satellite sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It lives from Brazil and northern Argentina north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to south Texas and southern Arizona. The wingspan is 114–134 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August and then again in October. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Petunia hybrida, Saponaria officinalis and Lychnis alba. The larvae feed on Cissus pseudosicyoides and Cissus rhombifolia. Pupation takes place underground.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Ampelocissus latifolia (American ivy)[1]
Cissus verticillata (seasonvine)[1]
Gossypium herbaceum (Levant cotton)[1]
Vitis vinifera (wine grape)[1]

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0