Deidamia inscriptum
Deidamia inscriptum
dee-ih-DAY-mee-uhmin-SKRIP-tum
(Harris, 1839)
Pterogon? inscriptum
Lettered Sphinx
Deidamia inscriptum courtesy of Chris Lee, Guelph, Ontario, May 9, 2006.
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Chris writes, May 9, 2006, "Had the good fortune of two Deidama inscriptum
coming at the same time to the black light last night. We
originally thought these were a mating/mated pair, but
scrutiny of the abdomen shows they're both males. No
wonder they had no interest in each other.
Interestingly, both stayed on the side of our house
until dusk tonight."
Deidamia inscriptum courtesy of Chris Lee, Guelph, Ontario,
May 9, 2006.
This composite shot shows the typical resting
pose of the male with the abdomen strongly arced.
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