Eumorpha vitis vitis

Eumorpha vitis vitis
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(Linnaeus, 1758) Sphinx

Eumorpha vitis vitis, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, September 27, 2009, courtersy of Gus A. Rentfro.

Eumorpha vitis vitis, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, September 27, 2009, courtersy of Gus A. Rentfro.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Sphingoidea, Dyar, 1902
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Philampelini, Burmeister
Genus: Eumorpha, Hubner, [1807]
Species: vitis vitis, (Linnaeus, 1758)

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