Erinnyis ello (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Sphingidae → subfamily Macroglossinae → tribe Dilophonotini → subtribe Dilophonotina → genus Erinnyis → species Erinnyis ello
Species name(s)
Erinnyis ello (Linnaeus, 1758) = Sphinx ello Linnaeus, 1758 = cinifera Zikán, 1934 = omorfia Mooser, 1942 = Anceryx ello = Dilophonota ello. [9]
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Nearctic, Neotropic.
Wingspan
75—85 mm.
Detailed information with references
Distribution
- Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia
It migrates from July to October, to the north, in Central America, Mexico, the West Indies and the United States to South Florida, Texas, Arizona, Southern California and Southern Nevada [135].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Wingspan: 75 - 85 mm. [135].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Carica papaya, Cnidoscolus angustidens, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Psidium sp., Bumelia angustifolia, Bumelia celastrina, Manilkara bahamensis, Bumelia salicifolia, Poinsettia heterophylla [135].
Subspecies of Erinnyis ello
- Erinnyis ello ello. [9]
- E. e. encantada Kernbach, 1962. [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Alex Dumchus. Text data: Vasiliy Feoktistov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [135] http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/indexos.htm
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