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Erinnyis crameri (Cramer's Sphinx)

Synonyms: Erinnyis oenotrus (heterotypic); Erinnyis omphaleae (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Erinnyis crameri (Cramer's sphinx) is a small member of the family Sphingidae. It lives from northern South America, through Central America, and into the lower regions of the United States (Texas and Florida). Its wingspan is between 3 1⁄4 inches and 3 3⁄4 inches. The upperside of the abdomen is gray, without black bands, and the underside does not have black spots. The upperside of the forewing is dark brown and it may have pale yellow-brown patches at the tip and along the inner edge. The upperside of the hindwing is dull orange with a narrow black border.
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Prey / Diet

Manihot esculenta (cassava)[1]
Tabernaemontana citrifolia (milkwood)[1]

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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