''Eumorpha obliquus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Belize,

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

, Nicaragua and

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

south to

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

. It is also present in Brazil and

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...

. The wingspan is 130–136 mm. It is similar to '' Eumorpha anchemolus'', but the forewing is shorter, broader with an even outer margin. There is a strong contrast between the generally light basal half and the generally dark apical half of the forewing upperside. The underside of the body and wings is yellowish. Adults are on wing year round. The larvae feed on grape species. The larvae of subspecies ''guadelupensis'' have been recorded feeding on ''

Cissus sicyoides ''Cissus verticillata'', the princess vine or seasonvine, is an evergreen perennial vine in the grapevine family Vitaceae. Taxonomy A large number of names have been synonymized to this species; currently 72 synonyms are recognized. Folk medici ...

''.

Subspecies

* ''Eumorpha obliquus obliquus'' (Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Bolivia) * ''Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis'' (Chalumeau & Delplanque, 1974) (Guadeloupe) * ''Eumorpha obliquus orientis'' (Daniel, 1949) (Brazil) Eumorpha obliquus MHNT CUT 2010 0 55 Guadeloupe male dorsal.jpg, ''Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis'' dorsal male MHNT Eumorpha obliquus MHNT CUT 2010 0 55 Guadeloupe male ventral.jpg, ''Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis'' ventral male MHNT Eumorpha obliquus MHNT CUT 2010 0 55 Neufchâteau Sainte Marie Guadeloupe Female dorsal.jpg, ''Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis'' dorsal female MHNT Eumorpha obliquus MHNT CUT 2010 0 55 Neufchâteau Sainte Marie Guadeloupe Female ventral.jpg, ''Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis'' ventralfemale MHNT

References

Eumorpha Moths described in 1903 Moths of Guadeloupe Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan Sphingidae of South America Moths of Central America {{Philampelini-stub