Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Erinnyis pallida | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Erinnyis Rank Species | |
Similar Erinnyis lassauxii, Erinnyis oenotrus, Erinnyis crameri, Erinnyis obscura, Erinnyis alope | ||
Erinnyis pallida (pallid sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Cuba.
The wingspan is 56–65 mm. Adults are probably on wing year round and possibly feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Saponaria officinalis and Asystasia gangetica.
The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae species such as Rauvolfia ligustrina, Rauvolfia tetraphylla, Stemmadenia obovata, Philibertia, Cynanchum, as well as Asclepiadaceae and Caricaceae species (such as Carica papaya).
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