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Erinnyis pallida (pallid sphinx)

Synonyms: Erinnyis suillus

Wikipedia Abstract

Erinnyis pallida (pallid sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Cuba. The wingspan is 56–65 mm. Adults are probably on wing year round and possibly feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Saponaria officinalis and Asystasia gangetica. The larvae probably feed on Apocynaceae species such as Rauvolfia ligustrina, Rauvolfia tetraphylla, Stemmadenia obovata, Philibertia, Cynanchum, as well as Asclepiadaceae and Caricaceae species (such as Carica papaya).
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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