Eumorpha pandorus 4135455 213152207 2008-05-18T00:55:21Z SieBot 4005189 robot Adding: [[no:Eumorpha pandorus]] {{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== <gallery> 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 </gallery> ==External links== * [http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/epandoru.htm Pandorus sphinx moth, with pictures] * [http://bugguide.net/node/view/3937 BugGuide.net account] {{commons|Eumorpha pandorus}} [[Category:Sphingidae]] [[Category:Moths]] [[nl:Eumorpha pandorus]] [[no:Eumorpha pandorus]]