---
title: "Virginia Creeper Sphinx"
description: "Darapsa myron — Insecten en spinnen. Darapsa myron, the Virginia creeper sphinx or the Green Grapevine Sphinx, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/virginia-creeper-sphinx
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Virginia Creeper Sphinx

> Darapsa myron — Insecten en spinnen. Darapsa myron, the Virginia creeper sphinx or the Green Grapevine Sphinx, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae.

- Scientific name: *Darapsa myron*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 22598
- Wikidata: [Q1311944](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1311944)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118503](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118503)

## Names

- en: Virginia Creeper Sphinx
- es: Polilla esfinge de enredadera
- fr: Sphinx de Myron

## Countries with the most observations

US (19135), CA (2134), MX (53)

## Summary

Darapsa myron, the Virginia creeper sphinx or the Green Grapevine Sphinx, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It is found in central and eastern North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darapsa_myron

## Photo

![Virginia Creeper Sphinx](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/virginia-creeper-sphinx/medium.jpg)

Photo: harrier · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133699028

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/virginia-creeper-sphinx?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).