Pandora Sphinx

Adult resting — Hamilton County (Erica Lester)

Adult resting — Tippecanoe County (Ron Needham)

Side view of an adult — Elkhart County (Pamela Peterson)

Adult with a quarter for size — Hamilton County (John Molehill)

Green colored caterpillar — Madison County (Skip Powers)

Brown colored caterpillar hosting on Grape vine — LaGrange County (Doug Selzer)

Brown colored caterpillar showing lateral spots — Elkhart County (Carole Mitchell)

Brown colored caterpillar feeding pose — Marion County (Sandra Tipton)

Green colored caterpillar featuring the head spot — Madison County (Skip Powers)

Orange colored caterpillar featuring defensive posture — Fountain County (Carla Frazier)

An Indiana Native

Eumorpha pandorus — Pandora Sphinx

(Hübner, 1821)

Hodges# 7859

Etymology

Eumorpha: Combines the Greek words eu meaning “good” and morpha meaning “shape” or “form.”

Pandorus: Greek word meaning “giving all.” In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first mortal human created by the Gods. Pandorus was a soldier, serving as an Archer, in Homer's Iliaid.

Pronunciation

Yoo-MOR-fuh Pan-DOR-ruh

Other Common Names

Pandorus Sphinx, Camo Moth

Documented Occurrences

This map shows the confirmed sightings of the Pandora Sphinx in Indiana. All sightings were confirmed through photographic documentation by individuals who contributed to the Great American IN Nature Lepidoptera Project (GAIN LP).

GAIN LP
documented
in county.

GAIN LP Sightings

Date	County	Observer	Notes
2018-10-13	Allen	Russell, Maraiah	Caterpillar
2018-09-26	Marion	Tipton, Sandra	Caterpillar
2018-09-03	Cook, IL	Mohr, John	Adult
2018-08-31	LaPorte	Roesler, Julia	Caterpillar
2018-08-13	Madison	Weston, Valerie	Adult
2018-08-06	Ripley	Uplifting, Kris	Adult
2018-07-27	Allen	Foltz, Vicky	Adult
2018-07-27	Dekalb	Canino, Janet	Adult
2018-07-19	Owen	Simon, Gavin	Adult
2018-07-19	Pike	Ross, Jeremy	Caterpillar

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Observation Details	Images
Date: 2018-10-13 County: Allen Observer: Russell, Maraiah Notes: Caterpillar
Date: 2018-09-26 County: Marion Observer: Tipton, Sandra Notes: Caterpillar
Date: 2018-09-03 County: Cook, IL Observer: Mohr, John Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-08-31 County: LaPorte Observer: Roesler, Julia Notes: Caterpillar
Date: 2018-08-13 County: Madison Observer: Weston, Valerie Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-08-06 County: Ripley Observer: Uplifting, Kris Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-07-27 County: Allen Observer: Foltz, Vicky Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-07-27 County: Dekalb Observer: Canino, Janet Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-07-19 County: Owen Observer: Simon, Gavin Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-07-19 County: Pike Observer: Ross, Jeremy Notes: Caterpillar

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Eumorpha pandorus Sightings by Month

Conservation Status

Global status: G5 (secure)
National status: N5 (secure)
Indiana status: NR (not ranked)

Floral Associates

The Pandora Sphinx caterpillar specializes on plants in the Vitaceae family. Adults nectar from flowers.

Family	Taxonomic Name	Common Name
Known Larval Food Sources in Indiana
Order: Vitales
Vitaceae	Ampelopsis spp.	peppervine, aka porcelainberry
	Parthenocissus spp.	Virginia creeper and woodbine
	Vitis spp.	grapes