About Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776
Eumorpha fasciatus, commonly known as the banded sphinx, is a moth species belonging to the family Sphingidae. This species was first formally described by Johann Heinrich Sulzer in 1776. Its native distribution extends from northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, northward through Central America, which includes Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, continuing into southern California and southern Arizona in the United States, eastward to Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and South Carolina. Wandering stray individuals have been recorded as far north as Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Nova Scotia. This moth can also be found in the Caribbean region.
