Erinnyis yucatana is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found from Mexico and Belize south to at least Costa Rica.
Erinnyis yucatana | |
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Erinnyis yucatana ♂ | |
Erinnyis yucatana ♂ △ | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Erinnyis |
Species: | E. yucatana
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Binomial name | |
Erinnyis yucatana | |
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The wingspan is 92–96 mm. Adults are probably on wing year round.[2]
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ Oehlke, Bill. "Erinnyis yucatana". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2011.