Erinnyis guttularis

Erinnyis guttularis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1] It is known from Cuba, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.

Erinnyis guttularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Erinnyis
Species:
E. guttularis
Binomial name
Erinnyis guttularis
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Anceryx guttularis Walker, 1856

It is the smallest species of the genus Erinnyis. The hindwing upperside is almost uniformly brown. The anal area of hindwing underside white. The forewing upperside similar to that of Erinnyis ello ello females but with an evident narrow median longitudinal black streak.

Adults are probably on wing year round.

The larvae probably feed on Carica papaya, Jatropha and Allamanda species.[2]

References

  1. "Erinnyis guttularis (Walker, 1856) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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