Erinnyis crameri

Erinnyis crameri
Erinnyis crameri, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Erinnyis
Species: E. crameri
Binomial name
Erinnyis crameri
(Schaus, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dilophonota crameri Schaus, 1898

Erinnyis crameri, also known as Cramer's sphinx, is a small member of the family Sphingidae. It lives from northern South America, through Central America, and into the lower regions of the United States (Texas and Florida).

Its wingspan is between 3​1⁄4 inches and 3​3⁄4 inches. The upperside of the abdomen is gray, without black bands, and the underside does not have black spots. The upperside of the forewing is dark brown and it may have pale yellow-brown patches at the tip and along the inner edge. The upperside of the hindwing is dull orange with a narrow black border.[2]

Adults are on wing year round in the tropics and southern Florida. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Saponaria officinalis.

The larva of this species feeds on several species of the Apocynaceae family, including Rauwolfia ligustrina, Rauwolfia tetraphylla and Stemmadenia obovata.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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