Azalea sphinx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Darapsa |
Species: | D. choerilus
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Binomial name | |
Darapsa choerilus (Cramer, 1779)
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Darapsa choerilus, the azalea sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.[1] 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.