Enyo gorgon
| Enyo gorgon | |
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| Enyo gorgon, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Enyo |
| Species: | E. gorgon |
| Binomial name | |
| Enyo gorgon (Cramer, 1777)[1] | |
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Enyo gorgon is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Mexico to the northern part of South America.
The wingspan is 66–72 mm.[2] There are probably two to three generations per year. Adults are on from May to June, August to September and from December to January in Costa Rica. In Bolivia, adults have been recorded from October to November. It has been recorded in August in Mato Grosso in Brazil and in February in Peru.
The larvae feed on Vitaceae species, including Vitis tiliifolia, as well Tetracera volubilis of the Dilleniaceae family. The pupa is dark and smooth with a long, sharp cremaster.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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