Darapsa versicolor

Darapsa versicolor, the hydrangea sphinx, is a moth species of the family Sphingidae that inhabits eastern North America, often in wetlands. It was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.

Hydrangea sphinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Darapsa
Species:
D. versicolor
Binomial name
Darapsa versicolor
(Harris, 1839)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Choerocampa versicolor Harris, 1839
  • Ampeloeca versicolor
  • Ampeloeca versicolor lutescens Clark, 1920

Its wingspan can reach 58 to 80 mm, and its forewings are green brown with curved white patches. In the northern portion of its range there is one flight from June to July and in the southern range it is seen during the warm months.

The caterpillar of this species feeds on wild hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), and water-willow (Decodon verticillatus).[3]

References
  1. "Darapsa versicolor Harris 1839 - EOL". Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  3. Cotinis (July 30, 2017). "Species Darapsa versicolor - Hydrangea Sphinx - Hodges#7884". BugGuide. Retrieved December 4, 2018.


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