Biology:Erinnyis impunctata
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Short description: Species of moth
Erinnyis impunctata | |
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Male dorsal view | |
Male ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Erinnyis |
Species: | E. impunctata
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Binomial name | |
Erinnyis impunctata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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Erinnyis impunctata is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae.
Description
It was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.[1]
Distribution
It is known from Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Venezuela.
Biology
Adults are probably on wing year round, they have been reported in January in Argentina. Adults nectar at flowers.[2]
References
- ↑ "Erinnyis impunctata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20121109114936/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Erinnyis/impunctata.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200137/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/eimpunct.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q1381367 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinnyis impunctata.
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