| Moths of North Dakota |
Sphingidae: Macroglossinae: |
Deidamia inscriptum (Harris 1839)
| Common name: Lettered
sphinx Hodges #: 7871. Identification: Rfw 20.1 mm, fw outer margin irregularly toothed, hws nearly uniform coppery-brown. Moth without bright colors. Similar species: 7873. Distribution: eastern United States and southern Canada. Hosts: Larvae feed on Parthenocissus spp.-- Virginia creeper/ woodbine, Vitis spp.-- grape, and Ampelopsis spp.-- pepper-vine. Note: The species flies before dawn. In ND it is
the first sphingid of the season. |
IN Tippecanoe Co., 27- VI- 1978. at light. coll. B. Stiles
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