Virginia Creeper Sphinx, Hog Sphinx
Darapsamyron
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Deer, Arkansas
Haxtun, Colorado
Benton, Kentucky
Coushatta, Louisiana
Glouster, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Spencer, Oklahoma
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Conroe, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Gardener's Notes:
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Corning, OH (Zone 6a) |
January 2007 |
Neutral
Other Host plants for this moth's larvae are Ampelopsis, and viburnums.
One of our most common Sphinxes.
One of our most common Sphinxes.
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melody
Benton, KY (Zone 7a) |
August 2006 |
Neutral
While the caterpillar eats the foliage of Virginia Creeper and grape vines, the adult only eats decaying fruit and fermented tree sap. In this area, it's not a terrible pest. Wingspan is 2" to 2 3/4" .
Found in Quebec and southern Ontario, south throughout the eastern US.
The caterpillar is leaf green with a bluish green underside, streaked with white on the sides. It sometimes is parisitized by wasp larvae.
Found in Quebec and southern Ontario, south throughout the eastern US.
The caterpillar is leaf green with a bluish green underside, streaked with white on the sides. It sometimes is parisitized by wasp larvae.
