Erinnyis oenotrus
Species of moth
Oenotrus sphinx | |
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Erinnyis oenotrus ♂ - MHNT | |
Erinnyis oenotrus ♂ △ - MHNT | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Erinnyis |
Species: | E. oenotrus |
Binomial name | |
Erinnyis oenotrus (Cramer, 1780)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Erinnyis oenotrus, the Oenotrus sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
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.[2]
Description
- Erinnyis oenotrus♀
- Erinnyis oenotrus♀ △
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