Biology:Erinnyis pallida
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Short description: Species of moth
| Pallid sphinx | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Erinnyis |
| Species: | E. pallida
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| Binomial name | |
| Erinnyis pallida Grote, 1865[1]
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the Erinnyis pallida, the pallid sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is known to be common in Cuba.[2]
The wingspan is 56–65 mm. Adults are probably on wing year round and possibly feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Saponaria officinalis and Asystasia gangetica.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110011608/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Erinnyis/pallida.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Erinnyis pallida Pallid Sphinx Grote, 1865". 2011-01-09. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010145709/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/epallida.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q1381336 entry
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