Biology:Erinnyis yucatana

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Short description: Species of moth

Erinnyis yucatana
Erinnyis yucatana MHNT CUT 2010 0 526 - Erongarícuaro Michoacán Mexico - male dorsal.jpg
Erinnyis yucatana
Erinnyis yucatana MHNT CUT 2010 0 526 - Erongarícuaro Michoacán Mexico - male ventral.jpg
Erinnyis yucatana ♂ △
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Erinnyis
Species:
E. yucatana
Binomial name
Erinnyis yucatana
(H. Druce, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Isognathus yucatana H. Druce, 1888

Erinnyis yucatana is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1888. It is found from Mexico and Belize south to at least Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 92–96 mm. Adults are probably on wing year round.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1351400 entry