An Azalea Sphinx in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/23/2016).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/14/2017).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/23/2015).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/22/2015).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/16/2014).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (5/16/2019). Determined by Tim Reichard.

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An Azalea Sphinx in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2010).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/24/2015).

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A ventral view of an Azalea Sphinx in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2010).

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A lateral view of an Azalea Sphinx in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2010).

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A Azalea Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/15/2013).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (7/2/2017).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/14/2017).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (6/10/2017).

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Azalea Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 408169 - Psn: 45)

Azalea Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (8/18/2020).

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Azalea Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/2/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1324088 - Psn: 52)

Azalea Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/2/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Azalea Sphinx in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 429329 - Psn: 54)

Azalea Sphinx in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Azalea Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/7/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 275779 - Psn: 55)

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Azalea Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 404892 - Psn: 55)

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Azalea Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 677822 - Psn: 55)

Azalea Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/10/2020).

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Azalea Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/15/2018). (c) mwyatt6922, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 237492 - Psn: 66)

Azalea Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/15/2018). (c) mwyatt6922, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2003).

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An Azalea Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2003).

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An Azalea Sphinx collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/25/2007).

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An Azalea Sphinx caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (0/0/2005).

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Azalea Sphinx in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/12/2025). (c) Lisa Mayo, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1306041 - Psn: 200)

Azalea Sphinx in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/12/2025). (c) Lisa Mayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Azalea Sphinx in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/25/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1339666 - Psn: 200)

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An Azalea Sphinx in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/23/2016). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

An Azalea Sphinx in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/14/2017). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

An Azalea Sphinx in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/23/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

An Azalea Sphinx in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/22/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

An Azalea Sphinx in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/16/2014). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

An Azalea Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (5/16/2019). Determined by Tim Reichard. View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

An Azalea Sphinx in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2010). View Record Details Media by Eric Gofreed.

An Azalea Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/24/2015). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A ventral view of an Azalea Sphinx in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2010). View Record Details Media by Eric Gofreed.

A lateral view of an Azalea Sphinx in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2010). View Record Details Media by Eric Gofreed.

A Azalea Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/15/2013). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

An Azalea Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (7/2/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

An Azalea Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/14/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Azalea Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (6/10/2017). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Azalea Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

An Azalea Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (8/18/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Azalea Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/2/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Adrienne van den Beemt.

Azalea Sphinx in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Azalea Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

An Azalea Sphinx in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/10/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Azalea Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/15/2018). (c) mwyatt6922, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by mwyatt6922 via iNaturalist.

An Azalea Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

An Azalea Sphinx in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

An Azalea Sphinx collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/25/2007). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Azalea Sphinx caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (0/0/2005). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Azalea Sphinx in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/12/2025). (c) Lisa Mayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Lisa Mayo via iNaturalist.

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Azalea sphinx

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.

References

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^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links

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Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Darapsa choerilus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
Fauske, Gerald M. (January 23, 2007). "Darapsa choerilus (Cramer 1779)". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

Taxon identifiers
Darapsa choerilus	Wikidata: Q1350744 Wikispecies: Darapsa choerilus BAMONA: Darapsa-choerilus-(pholus) BioLib: 647461 BOLD: 34104 BugGuide: 3566 CoL: 345VP EoL: 507379 EPPO: AMPACH GBIF: 1863080 iNaturalist: 128241 Insecta.pro: 66600 IRMNG: 11219296 ITIS: 936038 LepIndex: 55471 MONA: 7886 NatureServe: 2.120943 NCBI: 688473 Open Tree of Life: 3093811

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Azalea Sphinx

Darapsa choerilus (Cramer, 1779)

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