Biology:Erinnyis impunctata

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Short description: Species of moth

Erinnyis impunctata
Erinnyis impunctata MHNT CUT 2010 0 360 Limbo, Chapare Cochabamba, Bolivia, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal view
Erinnyis impunctata MHNT CUT 2010 0 360 Limbo, Chapare Cochabamba, Bolivia, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Erinnyis
Species:
E. impunctata
Binomial name
Erinnyis impunctata
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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

Wikidata ☰ Q1381367 entry