Erinnyis obscura
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 Erinnyis obscura, adult
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| Erinnyis obscura Fabricius 1775 |
The Obscure Sphinx (Erinnyis obscura) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from the northern part of South America up to the central United States.
The caterpillars of this moth feed on the following plants:
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- various members of the Apocynaceae family
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- 'Rauvolfia ligustrina
- Rauvolfia tetraphylla
- Stemmadenia obovata
- Philibertia
- Cynanchum
- Papaya (Carica papaya)
- Asclepiadaceae
- Blepharodon mucronatum of the spurge (Euphorbiaceae) family.
- White vine (Sarcostemma clausum)
- Morrenia odorata
