Eumorpha pandorus

The pandora sphinx moth has a wingspan of . Its wings are opaque and have a greenish-olive background on the dorsal surfaces. The wings are narrow Pink is present around the torni of the hindwings and in isolated areas on the dorsal forewings. Small dark eyespots on the hindwings and the forewings, there found in the discal position bearing two tiny "pupils," are visible even when the wings are folded. The head and first two thoracic segments can be retracted into the third segment. The abdomen has a small spot on the second segment and big white oval spots overlying the last five spiracles. They also have the characteristic "horn" of the Sphingidae hornworms with its base on an eyespot at the end of their abdomen, although only the raised eyespot is present in the last larval instar. Eumorpha pandorus MHNT CUT 2010 0 392 Edgard, Louisiana, USA, male dorsal.jpg|Male dorsal Eumorpha pandorus MHNT CUT 2010 0 392 Edgard, Louisiana, USA, male ventral.jpg|Male ventral Eumorpha pandorus MHNT CUT 2010 0 392 Edgard, Louisiana, USA, female dorsal.jpg|Female dorsal Eumorpha pandorus MHNT CUT 2010 0 392 Edgard, Louisiana, USA, female ventral.jpg|Female ventral Eumorpha pandorusPCSL13908B.jpg|Caterpillar Eumorpha pandorusPCSL13915B.jpg|In Durham == Distribution ==

The species is widespread in the east, the southeast and the center of North America, from Nova Scotia and Ontario to Florida and eastern Texas. American Southwest. == Biology ==

Adult moths fly at dusk. The pandora sphinx moth produces two broods during the summer months in the portion of its range around New York City, they climb down their host plant and burrow underground, where they pupate. When the pupa is ready, it wiggles to the surface just prior to eclosion. ==References==