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Genus Eumorpha

Early instar Pandorus Sphinx - Eumorpha pandorus

Eumorpha pandorus - Pandorus Sphinx - Hodges #7859 - Eumorpha pandorus

Banded Sphinx - Hodges #7865 - Eumorpha fasciatus

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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

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1807 by Jacob Hübner

Explanation of Names

from Greek eumorphos (ευμορφος)- "fair of form"

Numbers

Nearctica.com lists 10 North American species in genus.

Internet References

NCSU Entomology collection has three species in that genus with specimens from North Carolina, with number pinned: E. achemon (19), fasciata (37), pandorus (44).

Contributed by Cotinis on 26 May, 2004 - 1:41pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 2 August, 2010 - 7:45am

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