''Darapsa versicolor'', the hydrangea 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 w ...

species of the family Sphingidae that inhabits eastern North America, often in wetlands. It was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839. 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 ''Hydrangea arborescens'', commonly known as smooth hydrangea, wild hydrangea, sevenbark, or in some cases, sheep flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae. It is a small- to medium-sized, multi-stemmed, deciduous shru ...

''), buttonbush ('' Cephalanthus occidentalis''), and water-willow ('' Decodon verticillatus'').

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Moths of North America Macroglossini Moths described in 1839 {{Macroglossini-stub