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For the United States & Canada

Genus Darapsa

Virginia Creeper Sphinx - Darapsa myron Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth - Hodges #7885 - Darapsa myron Darapsa myron Sphinx moth, not sure it's a hog sphinx or an Azalea sphinx ?  - Darapsa myron Sphinx Moth - Darapsa choerilus Darapsa versicolor Sphinx Moth - Darapsa myron Pennsylvania Caterpillar - Darapsa choerilus
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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 Darapsa
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
First described in 1819 by Jacob Hübner as Otus, which was invalid because the name was already used for a genus of owls. Described again by Francis Walker as Darapsa
Numbers
three species in North America.
Internet References
North Carolina State Univ. Entomology Collection lists three species for that state, with number pinned: myron (139), pholus (61), versicolor (5)