Erinnyis pallida

Pallid sphinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Erinnyis
Species:
E. pallida
Binomial name
Erinnyis pallida
Grote, 1865[1]
Synonyms
  • Anceryx suillus Boisduval, 1875 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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 to be common in Cuba.[2]

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.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ "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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