Eumorpha pandorus
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{{Taxobox
| name = Pandora sphinx
| image = Eumorpha pandorusPCCA20040716-3450B.jpg
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Arthropoda]]
| classis = [[Insecta]]
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| familia = [[Sphingidae]]
| genus = ''[[Eumorpha]]''
| species = '''''E. pandorus'''''
| binomial = ''Eumorpha pandorus''
| binomial_authority = ([[Jacob Hübner|Hübner]], 1821)
}}
The '''Pandora sphinx moth''' (''Eumorpha pandorus''), also called the '''Pandorus Sphinx Moth''' is a North American [[moth]] in the [[Sphingidae]] family. It is a large, greenish gray moth with darker patches and pink edges and small pink [[eyespot (mimicry)|eyespot]]s. The underside is usually pale yellow-green or brown. It has a wingspan of 3 1/4 - 4 1/2 inches (8.2 - 11.5 cm), females being slightly larger than males. Pandora sphinx moths fly during dusk. Some places see only one generation a year, while others see two.
==Life cycle==
Female adults lay [[translucent]] green eggs singly on leaves of the host plant, mainly [[Vitis]] (grapes), and [[Parthenocissus]] (Virginia creeper). [[Caterpillar]]s are large, green or red with a swollen third thorax segment into which the head and first two [[thorax|thoractic]] segments can be drawn. The [[abdomen]] has a small white spot on the second segment, and big white oval spots the last five [[spiracle]]s. They also have the characteristic "horn" at the end of the abdomen, until it is replaced by a button in its last [[instar]]. [[Larva]]e consume copious amounts of [[foliage]], and when they are ready they climb down their [[Host (biology)|host]] plant and burrow underground, where they [[pupa]]te. The [[pupa]] is dark brown in color, quite slender, and has a long [[cremaster]]. There the pupa will remain for either a couple of weeks or a couple of months, depending on the [[generation]]. When the pupa is ready, it wiggles to the surface just prior to [[Eclose|eclosion]]. The newly emerged adults then climb on a plant or some other surface, and pump fluid into their wings to extend them. Females emit [[pheromones]] at night, and males fly into the wind to pick up and track the [[pheromone plume]]
==Additional photos==
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Image:Eumorpha pandorusPCSL13908B.jpg|''Eumorpha pandorus'', larva (caterpillar), Durham, North Carolina, United States
Image:Eumorpha pandorusPCSL13915B.jpg|''Eumorpha pandorus'', larva (caterpillar), detail, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Image:Eumorpha pandorus sjh.JPG|''Eumorpha pandorus'', adult
Image:Pandorus_sphinx.jpg|Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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==External links==
* [http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/epandoru.htm Pandorus sphinx moth, with pictures]
* [http://bugguide.net/node/view/3937 BugGuide.net account]
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[[Category:Sphingidae]]
[[Category:Moths]]
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