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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Macroglossini » Eumorpha » Typhon Sphinx - Hodges#7863 (Eumorpha typhon)

Species Eumorpha typhon - Typhon Sphinx - Hodges#7863

Classification · Hodges Number · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References
Large Caterpillar on wild Grapes - Eumorpha typhon Big Sphingidae - Eumorpha typhon Black light - Eumorpha typhon Unknown Sphinx moth caterpillar? - Eumorpha typhon moth larvae ? - Eumorpha typhon Eumorpha typhon - Typhon Sphinx Moth Caterpillar - Eumorpha typhon Typhon Sphinx Moth - Eumorpha typhon Typhon Sphinx Moth pupa - Eumorpha typhon
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Subfamily Macroglossinae
Tribe Macroglossini
Genus Eumorpha
Species typhon (Typhon Sphinx - Hodges#7863)
Hodges Number
7863
Pronunciation
you-MOR-fuh TYE-fun
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eumorpha typhon (Klug)
Orig. Comb: Sphinx typhon Klug 1836
Explanation of Names
Probably from Typhon (Greek τυφων), the Father of All Monsters in Greek mythology(including the Sphinx)
Size
Wingspan: 5.7 - 6.4 cm
Range
AZ to C. Amer. (MPG)
Season
On the wing from June-August in Southern Arizona
Food
Larvae feed on Grape - Vitis spp. (Vitaceae)
Life Cycle
Larvae occur in both green and dark brown form. They pupate in shallow soil.
Internet References
Moth Photographer's Group
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Moths of Southeastern Arizona: Sphingidae (Hawkmoths )
Bill Oehlke's site
Neue Schmetterlinge der Insekten-Sammlung des Königl. Zoologischen Musei der Universität zu Berlin,v.1, p.3    Klug's original description of the species (in Latin and German)
SphingidaeUSA Eumorpha typhon
Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 23 February, 2007 - 8:32am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, teakh
Last updated 26 September, 2019 - 11:51am

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