Erinnyis yucatana

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Erinnyis yucatana
Erinnyis yucatana MHNT CUT 2010 0 526 - Erongaricuaro Michoacan Mexico - male dorsal.jpg
Erinnyis yucatana
Erinnyis yucatana MHNT CUT 2010 0 526 - Erongaricuaro Michoacan Mexico - male ventral.jpg
Erinnyis yucatana ♂ △
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Erinnyis
Species:
E. yucatana
Binomial name
Erinnyis yucatana
(H. Druce, 1888) [1]
Synonyms
  • Isognathus yucatanaH. Druce, 1888

Erinnyis yucatana is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888. 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]

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. Oehlke, Bill. "Erinnyis yucatana". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2011.