Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Erinnyis yucatana | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Erinnyis Rank Species | |
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Similar Erinnyis lassauxii, Erinnyis oenotrus, Erinnyis crameri, Erinnyis obscura, Manduca occulta | ||
Erinnyis yucatana is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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.
The caterpillars of this moth probably feed on papaya (Carica papaya), Manihot esculenta and Macroscepis obovata.
References
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