Erinnyis yucatana

Erinnyis yucatana
Erinnyis yucatana, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Erinnyis
Species: E. yucatana
Binomial name
Erinnyis yucatana
(Druce, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Isognathus yucatana Druce, 1888

Erinnyis yucatana is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico and Belize south to at least Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 92–96 mm. Adults are probably on wing year round.[2]

The caterpillars of this moth probably feed on papaya (Carica papaya), Manihot esculenta and Macroscepis 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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