Enyo gorgon
Enyo gorgon ♂
Enyo gorgon ♂ △
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Enyo
Species:
E. gorgon
Binomial name
Enyo gorgon
(Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx gorgon Cramer, 1777
  • Sphinx lyctus Cramer, 1779
  • Epistor gorgon heinrichi Clark, 1932

Enyo gorgon is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found from Mexico to the northern part of South America.

Description

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.

biology

The larvae feed on Vitaceae species, including Vitis tiliifolia, as well Tetracera volubilis of the family Dilleniaceae. The pupa is dark and smooth with a long, sharp cremaster.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". 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 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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