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| Eumorpha cissi | |
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| Eumorpha cissi Male dorsal | |
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| Eumorpha cissi Male ventral | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eumorpha |
| Species: | E. cissi |
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Eumorpha cissi is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from Venezuela south to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and north-western Argentina.[2]
Description
[edit]It is similar to Eumorpha anchemolus but the upperside ground colour is dark greenish-grey and the forewing apex is more falcate. Furthermore, there is a stronger pattern of dark transverse lines and bands on the forewing upperside.
Female dorsal
Female ventral
Biology
[edit]Adults have been recorded from February to March and from October to November in Bolivia.
The larvae probably feed on grape and vine species.
References
[edit]- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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