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Erinnyis alope (Alope Sphinx)

Synonyms: Erinnyis edwardsii; Erinnyis fasciata; Erinnyis flavicans; Erinnyis scyron

Wikipedia Abstract

Erinnyis alope (Alope sphinx) is a moth of the Family Sphingidae. It lives from the Northern part of South America, through Central America, up to Northern Mexico and the very south of the United States, although strays have been recorded as far north as Arkansas and Kansas. The wingspan is 82–100 mm. The upperside of the forewing is dark brown with short yellowish streaks on the forward half and wavy yellowish bands on the rear half. The upperside of the hindwing is bright yellow with a wide dark brown border. The body is streamlined and checkered.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Carica papaya (papaya)[1]
Eschscholzia californica (California goldenpoppy)[1]
Hevea brasiliensis (rubber tree)[1]
Manihot esculenta (cassava)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0