sphinx pandore

OBS: [Le nom «Sphinx» provient du fait que] les chenilles des Sphinx sont munies d'une corne à l'extrémité abdominale. Effrayées, elles prennent une position qui ressemble fort à celle du Sphinx d'Égypte.

OBS: Wingspan 85-100 mm. Fore and hind wings both patterned with olive-green and paler green, suffused in areas with pink and gray ... Food: Caterpillar feeds on foliage of Virginia creeper and wild and cultivated grapes ... Like most sphinx moths, it is strongly attracted to artificial lights. Formerly assigned to genus Pholus.