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Darapsa versicolor, the hydrangea sphinx, is a moth species of the family Sphingidae that inhabits eastern North America, often in wetlands. It was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.

Hydrangea sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Darapsa
Species:	D. versicolor
Binomial name
Darapsa versicolor (Harris, 1839)[1][2]
Synonyms
Choerocampa versicolor Harris, 1839 Ampeloeca versicolor Ampeloeca versicolor lutescens Clark, 1920

Its wingspan can reach 58 to 80 mm, and its forewings are green brown with curved white patches. In the northern portion of its range there is one flight from June to July and in the southern range it is seen during the warm months.

The caterpillar of this species feeds on wild hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), and water-willow (Decodon verticillatus).[3]

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Darapsa versicolor  (лат.) — северо-американский вид бабочек рода Darapsa семейства бражников, называемый также «гортензийный бражник» (англ. Hydrangea sphinx).

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