Erinnyis yucatana

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
Erinnyis yucatana ♂
Erinnyis yucatana ♂ △
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Erinnyis
Species:
E. yucatana
Binomial name
Erinnyis yucatana
(H. Druce, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Isognathus yucatana H. Druce, 1888

The wingspan is 92–96 mm. Adults are probably on wing year round.[2]

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. Oehlke, Bill. "Erinnyis yucatana". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
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