''Eumorpha typhon'', the Typhon sphinx, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, ...

. The species was first described by

Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug (5 May 1775, in Berlin – 3 February 1856, in Berlin), was a German entomologist. He described the butterflies and some other insects of Upper Egypt and Arabia in Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg and Wilhelm Friedric ...

in 1836.

Distribution

It lives from Honduras north through

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to southern

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Description

The

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is 57–64 mm. The upperside of the wings is deep red brown with pale brown bands. Each hindwing has a pink patch along the costal margin and a triangular white spot on the outer part of the inner margin. Eumorpha typhon MHNT CUT 2010 0 246 Atotonilco Veracruz Mexico female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal view Eumorpha typhon MHNT CUT 2010 0 246 Atotonilco Veracruz Mexico female ventral.jpg, Female ventral view

Biology

Adults are on wing from June to August in the northern part of the range. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers. The larvae feed on various grape species. Pupation takes place in shallow soil.

References

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