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''Eumorpha vitis'', known as the Vine sphinx, is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Argentina north through Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico to southern Arizona, Texas, Mississippi, and Florida. Strays north to Nebraska. The wingspan is 85–105 mm. It is similar to ''Eumorpha fasciatus fasciatus'' but distinguishable by the lack of a pink marginal band on the hindwing upperside and the single straight line on the forewing upperside. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to October in Florida, from July to September in one generation in the northern part of the range and year round in the tropics. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including ''Vinca rosea''. The larvae feed on ''Vitis'' species (including ''Vitis vinifera''), ''Cissus'' species (including ''Cissus incisa'', ''Cissus pseudosicyoides'', ''Cissus rhombifolia'', ''Cissus sicycoides'' and ''Cissus verticillata''), ''Ludwigia decurrens'', ''Ludwigia erecta'', ''Magnolia virginiana'' and ''Parthenocissus'' species. There are green, yellow and purple colour morphs. Pupation takes place in subterranean burrows. ==Subspecies== *''Eumorpha vitis vitis'' (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Caribbean, southern United States) *''Eumorpha vitis fuscatus'' - (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) (St. Lucia, Guadeloupe and Martinique) *''Eumorpha vitis hesperidum'' - (Kirby, 1880) (Jamaica) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eumorpha vitis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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