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INSECTS

Virginia Creeper Sphinx

Darapsa myron

Insects
Native
Virginia Creeper Sphinx, photo 1 of 5
Virginia Creeper Sphinx, Caterpillar
Virginia Creeper Sphinx, photo 3 of 5
4.5–6.5 cmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Sphingidae with a wingspan of 4.5–6.5 cm.

There are 100 observations of Virginia Creeper Sphinx in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal37
  2. Montérégie26
  3. Outaouais25
  4. Laval5
  5. Laurentides3
  6. Estrie3
  7. Lanaudière1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Wine grapeVitis vinifera
Riverbank grapeVitis riparia
Fox grapeVitis labrusca

Similar species

Azalea SphinxDarapsa choerilus
Lettered SphinxDeidamia inscriptum
Walnut SphinxAmorpha juglandis
Blinded SphinxPaonias excaecata
Nessus SphinxAmphion floridensis
Modest SphinxPachysphinx modesta
Elm SphinxCeratomia amyntor
Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbe
Waved SphinxCeratomia undulosa
Armyworm MothPseudaletia unipuncta
Eastern White-blotched ProminentHeterocampa pulverea
Red-lined Panopoda MothPanopoda rufimargo