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Darapsa choerilus

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 9, 2024
Entity authorityQ1350744 ↗
Source-derived summary

Darapsa choerilus, the azalea sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

The wingspan is 57–75 mm.

The larvae feed on azalea and Viburnum species.

References

External links

Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Darapsa choerilus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

Fauske, Gerald M. (January 23, 2007). "Darapsa choerilus (Cramer 1779)".

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This entry incorporates text from “Darapsa choerilus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.