Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Eumorpha labruscae yupanquii (Kernbach, 1962)

Green Hawksmoth

Eumorpha labruscae yupanquii (Galapagos Green Hawkmoth), ICCDRS pin collection. Photo: Frank Bungartz, CDF, 2009.
Eumorpha labruscae yupanquii (Galapagos Green Hawkmoth), ICCDRS pin collection. Photo: Frank Bungartz, CDF, 2009.

Taxonomy

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

Distribution

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).

References

  • 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.