Enyo taedium
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Male specimen of Enyo taedium taedium | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Enyo |
Species: | E. taedium
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Binomial name | |
Enyo taedium Schaus, 1890
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Enyo taedium is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Schaus, in 1890.[1] It is found from Mexico and Belize south to Costa Rica, northern Venezuela and Ecuador.
Adults are on wing in May in Costa Rica.
The larvae probably feed on and other members of the Vitaceae and Dilleniaceae families, such as Vitis, Cissus rhombifolia and Ampelopsis, , Curatella americana, and . Ludwigia of the Onagraceae is also a possible host.[2]
Subspecies[]
- Enyo taedium taedium (Mexico and Belize south to Costa Rica, northern Venezuela and Ecuador)
- Enyo taedium australis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Brazil)
References[]
- ^ "Enyo taedium Schaus, 1890 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-20. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Categories:
- Enyo (moth)
- Moths described in 1890
- Dilophonotini stubs