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Virginia creeper sphinx

Darapsa myron

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Field Notes

Habitat:

The Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Maine south to south Florida; west to North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Texas. It also can be found in Mexico.

Notes:

The caterpillars are known to feed on virginia creeper and grape.

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PublishedJuly 11, 2011

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