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Genus Deidamia

Moth to porch light - Deidamia inscriptum

Deidamia inscriptum? - Deidamia inscriptum

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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 Deidamia

Pronunciation

dee-uh-DAY-mee-uh

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1859 by Brackenridge Clemens

Explanation of Names

Deidamia is the Latin spelling of Greek Deidameia (Δηιδαμεια): in Greek mythology, the wife of Achilles and daughter of King Lycomedes

Numbers

1 species in North America (nearctica.com)

Size

wingspan 42-70 mm

Range

Texas to northern Florida, north to New Hampshire, west through southern Quebec & Ontario to North Dakota

Season

adults fly from February to May in the south, and from April to June in the north

Food

larvae feed on Virginia Creeper, Wild Grape, and Pepper-Vine

Life Cycle

one generation per year

Internet References

live adult and larva images of D. inscripta, plus other info (Bill Oehlke)

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, ser.2, v.4, p. 137 Clemens' original description of the genus.

Contributed by Stephen_WV on 11 May, 2005 - 12:28pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Chuck Entz
Last updated 2 August, 2010 - 1:20am

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