''Eumorpha obliquus'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

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. It is found from

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and

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south to

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

. It is also present in

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and

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...

. The

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is 130–136 mm. It is similar to '' Eumorpha anchemolus'', but the forewing is shorter, broader with an even outer margin. There is a strong contrast between the generally light basal half and the generally dark apical half of the forewing upperside. The underside of the body and wings is yellowish. Adults are on wing year round. The larvae feed on grape species. The larvae of subspecies ''guadelupensis'' have been recorded feeding on '' Cissus sicyoides''.

Subspecies

* ''Eumorpha obliquus obliquus'' (Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Bolivia) * ''Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis'' (Chalumeau & Delplanque, 1974) (Guadeloupe) * ''Eumorpha obliquus orientis'' (Daniel, 1949) (Brazil) Eumorpha obliquus MHNT CUT 2010 0 55 Guadeloupe male dorsal.jpg, ''Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis'' dorsal male MHNT Eumorpha obliquus MHNT CUT 2010 0 55 Guadeloupe male ventral.jpg, ''Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis'' ventral male MHNT Eumorpha obliquus MHNT CUT 2010 0 55 Neufchâteau Sainte Marie Guadeloupe Female dorsal.jpg, ''Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis'' dorsal female MHNT Eumorpha obliquus MHNT CUT 2010 0 55 Neufchâteau Sainte Marie Guadeloupe Female ventral.jpg, ''Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis'' ventralfemale MHNT

References

Eumorpha Moths described in 1903 Moths of Guadeloupe Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan Sphingidae of South America Moths of Central America {{Philampelini-stub