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Species Erinnyis oenotrus - Oleander sphinx moth - Hodges#7835

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
Species oenotrus (Oleander sphinx moth - Hodges#7835)
Hodges Number
7835
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Erinnyis oenotrus (Cramer, 1782)
Range
Southern Arizona; Southern Texas; southern Florida to South America.
Print References
Hodges, R.W., 1971. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 100; pl. 9.1. (1)
Tuttle, J.P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 138; pl. 13.5. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
Bill Oehlke's website
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico Fascicle 21 Sphingidae
Ronald W. Hodges. 1971. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.The Hawk Moths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada.
James P Tuttle. 2007. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation Inc.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 28 September, 2013 - 8:45pm
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor
Last updated 9 March, 2016 - 9:12pm

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