Eumorpha elisa
Eumorpha elisa is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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| Eumorpha elisa Male dorsal | |
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| Eumorpha elisa Male ventral | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eumorpha |
| Species: | E. elisa |
| Binomial name | |
| Eumorpha elisa (Smyth, 1901)[1] | |
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Description
Adults are greenish-grey and recognizable by the rhombiform patch on the posterior margin of the hindwing upperside with dark basal and distal edges. The forewing upperside ground colour is greyish-brown with darker greenish-grey markings.
Female dorsal
Female ventral
Biology
The larvae probably feed on grape and vine species.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2010-08-26. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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