Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Sphingidae (SFIN-gi-dee) (Info)
Genus: Darapsa
Species: myron
Profile:No positives
2 neutrals
No negatives
Regional...This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Deer, Arkansas
Haxtun, Colorado
Benton, Kentucky
Coushatta, Louisiana
Glouster, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Spencer, Oklahoma
Cut And Shoot, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Member Notes:
| Rating | Author | Comment |
| Neutral | melody | On Aug 10, 2006, melody from Benton, KY
(Zone 7a) wrote:While the caterpillar eats the foliage of Virginia Creeper and grape vines, the adult only eats decaying fruit and fermented tree sap. In this area, it's not a terrible pest. Wingspan is 2" to 2 3/4" .
Found in Quebec and southern Ontario, south throughout the eastern US.
The caterpillar is leaf green with a bluish green underside, streaked with white on the sides. It sometimes is parisitized by wasp larvae. |
| Neutral | DiOhio | On Jan 25, 2007, DiOhio from Corning, OH
(Zone 6a) wrote:Other Host plants for this moth's larvae are Ampelopsis, and viburnums.
One of our most common Sphinxes. |
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