Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Erinnyis oenotrus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Erinnyis Rank Species | |
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Similar Erinnyis lassauxii, Erinnyis crameri, Erinnyis obscura, Erinnyis alope, Enyo ocypete | ||
Erinnyis oenotrus (Oenotrus sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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.
The wingspan is 73–86 mm. The underside of the abdomen has two black spots. The forewing of the males is dark brown, while it is gray with mottled brown markings in females. The black border of the hindwing blends into the orange background colour.
Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Saponaria officinalis.
The larvae probably feed on Forsteronia spicata and other Apocynaceae species.
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