Erinnyis oenotrus

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Oenotrus sphinx
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Erinnyis oenotrus ♂ - MHNT
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Erinnyis oenotrus ♂ △ - MHNT
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Erinnyis
Species:
E. oenotrus
Binomial name
Erinnyis oenotrus
(Cramer, 1780) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx oenotrus Cramer, 1780
  • Sphinx penaeus Fabricius, 1787
  • Erinnyis melancholica Grote, 1865
  • Dilophonota hippothoonBurmeister, 1878
  • Anceryx piperis Boisduval, 1875

Erinnyis oenotrus, the Oenotrus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is found in tropical and subtropical lowlands in Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico and the West Indies. Occasional strays have been recorded from Florida and southern Texas. [2]

Description

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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