Kebnat
INSECTS

Lettered Sphinx

Deidamia inscriptum

Insects
Lettered Sphinx, photo 1 of 5
Lettered Sphinx, Caterpillar
Lettered Sphinx, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Sphingidae.

There are 50 observations of Lettered Sphinx in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie19
  2. Montréal19
  3. Outaouais6
  4. Lanaudière3
  5. Estrie2
  6. Laurentides1

What the caterpillar eats

Wine grapeVitis vinifera
TOXIC
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Boston ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata

Similar species

Virginia Creeper SphinxDarapsa myron
Blinded SphinxPaonias excaecata
One-eyed SphinxSmerinthus cerisyi
Walnut SphinxAmorpha juglandis
Snowberry ClearwingHemaris diffinis
Abbott's SphinxSphecodina abbottii
Waved SphinxCeratomia undulosa
Twin-spotted SphinxSmerinthus jamaicensis
Great Ash SphinxSphinx chersis
Elm SphinxCeratomia amyntor
Faint-spotted Palthis MothPalthis asopialis
Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbe