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Genus Erinnyis

Papaya Hornworm hours before pupating - Erinnyis alope

Obscure Sphinx Moth (Erinnyis obscura) - Erinnyis obscura

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)

Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)

Subfamily Macroglossinae

Tribe Dilophonotini

Genus Erinnyis

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1801 by Franz Paula von Schrank

Explanation of Names

From the Erinyes or Furies, winged goddesses of vengeance in Greek mythology

Numbers

Eight species listed for America, north of Mexico.

Internet References

Fauna Boica, v.2, pt.1, p.152 Schrank's original description of the genus (in German)

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz
Last updated 9 July, 2017 - 6:42pm

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