Eumorpha fasciatus fasciatus

Eumorpha fasciatus fasciatus
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(Sulzer, 1776) Sphinx

Eumorpha fasciatus, Orlando, Orange County, Florida,
feeding on Primrose Willow and Evening Primrose, courtesy of Shay Grech.

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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: fasciatus fasciatus, (Sulzer, 1776)

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Eumorpha fasciatus, Orlando, Orange County, Florida,
feeding on Primrose Willow and Evening Primrose, courtesy of Shay Grech.

Eumorpha fasciatus, Orlando, Orange County, Florida,
feeding on Primrose Willow and Evening Primrose, courtesy of Shay Grech.

Eumorpha fasciatus, Orlando, Orange County, Florida,
feeding on Primrose Willow and Evening Primrose, courtesy of Shay Grech.

Eumorpha fasciatus, Orlando, Orange County, Florida,
feeding on Primrose Willow and Evening Primrose, courtesy of Shay Grech.

Eumorpha fasciatus, Orlando, Orange County, Florida,
feeding on Primrose Willow and Evening Primrose, courtesy of Shay Grech.

Eumorpha fasciatus, Orlando, Orange County, Florida,
feeding on Primrose Willow and Evening Primrose, courtesy of Shay Grech.

Eumorpha fasciatus, Orlando, Orange County, Florida,
fresh, yellow pupa, courtesy of Shay Grech.

Eumorpha fasciatus, Orlando, Orange County, Florida,
hardened, dark pupa, courtesy of Shay Grech.

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