Erinnyis yucatana

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.

Erinnyis yucatana
Adult
Scientific classification
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 yucatana H. Druce, 1888

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. Oehlke, Bill. "Erinnyis yucatana". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2011.


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