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Updated as per
AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE SPHINGIDAE OF BOLIVIA, October 2007 Updated as per http://www.pybio.org/MACROGLOSSINAE.htm (Paraguay), October 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Eurides Furtado (Mato Grosso) Updated as per CATE (description, Venezuela, Brazil); February 13, 2011 Updated as per "A Hawk Moths fauna of southern Maranhão state, Brazil, ... "; NEVA: Jahrgang 34 Heft 3 November 2013; via Jean Haxaire; April 5, 2014 Updated as per personal communication with Eurides Furtado (Mato Grosso; April 17, 2018); April 17, 2018 |
Eumorpha adamsi, Alto Rio Arinos, Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil,
April 17, 2018, courtesy of Eurides Furtado.
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Sphingoidea, Dyar, 1902 |
With its almost uniformly brown forewing, relatively thin lines and convex, forewing outer margin, it is only similar to Eumorpha translineatus from which it is immediately distinguishable by the bright pink marginal band and tornal patch on the hindwing. The most pronounced line runs obliquely from midpoint of costa toward the anal angle.
Eumorpha adamsi male: wingspan 78 mm; female: 77 mm,
Reserva Vale da Solidão 14o22’S 56o07’W, 450 m, Mato Grosso, Brazil,
February, courtesy of Eurides Furtado.
Eumorpha adamsi fifth instars, on Cissus erosa, Mato Grosso, Brazil,
courtesy of Eurides Furtado.
The species choice of "adamsi" is to honour a peer, collector or friend.
The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is
merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some
fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.
The usual practice for names chosen to honour a contemporary, is to say the name, followed by "eye".
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