Enyo (moth)
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Enyo is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Enyo bathusEnyo bathusEnyo bathus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Peru and Bolivia.It is similar to Enyo gorgon and Enyo taedium taedium, but there are no patches of woolly scaling on the abdomen. The forewing upperside is intermediate in pattern between these two species...
- (Rothschild 1904) - Enyo boisduvaliEnyo boisduvaliEnyo boisduvali is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Cuba.It is similar to Enyo lugubris lugubris, but can be distinguished by the well-developed, strongly dentate postmedian lines on the undersides of both wings. Furthermore, the centre of the thorax is paler grey than the tegulae...
- (Oberthur 1904) - Enyo caviferEnyo caviferEnyo cavifer is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan, in 1903. It is found from Central America to Guatemala, Costa Rica, Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia.The wingspan is 60-62 mm. Adults are probably on wing in two to...
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Enyo gorgonEnyo gorgonEnyo gorgon is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Mexico to the northern part of South America.The wingspan is 66-72 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year. Adults are on from May to June, August to September and from December to January in Costa Rica. In Bolivia,...
- (Cramer 1777) - Enyo latipennisEnyo latipennisEnyo latipennis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan, in 1903. It is known from Jamaica.There are probably two or three generations per year....
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Enyo lugubrisEnyo lugubrisThe Mournful sphinx is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Argentina and Paraguay to Uruguay, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and the West Indies through Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama to Mexico...
- (Linnaeus 1771) - Enyo ocypeteEnyo ocypeteEnyo ocypete is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from the southern United States, through Central America to Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina....
- (Linnaeus 1758) - Enyo taediumEnyo taediumEnyo taedium is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Schaus, in 1890. It is found from Mexico and Belize south to Costa Rica, northern Venezuela and Ecuador.Adults are on wing in May in Costa Rica....
- Schaus 1890