Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Eumorpha labruscae yupanquii
Green Hawksmoth
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Bombycoidea
Family
Sphingidae
Genus
Eumorpha
Species
labruscae
Subspecies
yupanquii
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz (Hayes, 1975), Floreana (Linsley, 1977), Isabela (Roque, 2006).
- Hayes, A.H. (1975) The larger moths of the Galápagos Islands (Geometroidea: Sphingoidea & Noctuoidea). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., 4th series, 40(7): 145-208.
- Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
- Roque-Albelo, L. (2006) Diversity and ecology of the Lepidoptera in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Cardiff University (United Kingdom)
- Roque-Albelo, L. (2001) The Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galápagos Islands: their identification, distribution, and host plants, with new records. Mitteil. schweiz. Entomol. Ges. - Bull. Soc. Entomol. Suisse 74: 217-226.
- Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.
- Silberglied, R.E. (1978) Inter-island transport of insects aboard ships in the Galápagos Islands. Biol. Conserv. 13(4): 273-278.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Eumorpha labruscae yupanquii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7177. Accessed 4 April 2026.