Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Erinnyis crameri (Schaus, 1898)
Dilophonota crameri Schaus, 1898
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Many synonyms from Central and South America.
Numbers
There are eight named species of
Erinnyis in America north of Mexico.
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(2)Identification
Key points are the lack of black bands on the dorsal of the gray abdomen, and the underside does not have black spots.
The hindwing is dull orange with a narrow black border along the entire outer margin.
(2)Range
so. CA to so. TX, so. FL / Mex. to C. Amer. / W. Indies -
Map (3)Season
Most records for adults are June through October.
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Adults fly year round in southern Florida.
(1)Food
Adults are nectar feeders and are attracted to bouncing bet,
Saponaria officinalis L.
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Larval hosts include several plants in Apocynaceae (dogbane family).
(3)See Also
Erinnyis obscura *hindwing has dark patch instead of band
Erinnyis lassauxii *abdomen has black and white transverse bands
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Print References
Hodges, R.W. 1971. The Moth of North America Fascicle 21, p. 100, pl. 9.5.
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J.P. Tuttle, 2007. Hawk Moths of North America, p. 136, pl. 4.4.
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Schaus, W. 1898. Notes on American Sphingidae. Part 2. Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, p.
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