Erinnyis pallida
Erinnyis pallida, the pallid sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is known from Cuba.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Erinnyis |
| Species: | E. pallida |
| Binomial name | |
| Erinnyis pallida | |
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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).
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- "Erinnyis pallida Pallid Sphinx Grote, 1865". Silkmoths. 2011-01-09. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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