Darapsa choerilus

Azalea sphinx
	File:Darapsa pholus sjh.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Darapsa
Species:	D. choerilus
Binomial name
	Darapsa choerilus; (Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
	Darapsa pholus; Darapsa flavescens; Sphinx choerilus Cramer, 1779; Sphinx pholus Cramer, 1776; Sphinx azaleae Smith, 1797; Sphinx chlorinda Martyn, 1797; Darapsa pholus flavescens (Closs, 1911); Darapsa choerilus brodiei Clark, 1929;

Darapsa choerilus, the azalea sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.^[1] It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

The wingspan is 57–75 mm.

The larvae feed on azalea and Viburnum species.

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