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Enyo taedium

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Enyo taedium
Enyo taedium taedium
Enyo taedium taedium ♂ △
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Enyo
Species:
E. taedium
Binomial name
Enyo taedium
Schaus, 1890
Synonyms
  • Epistor taedium reconditus Kernbach, 1957
  • Epistor taedium australis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Enyo taedium is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Schaus, in 1890.[1]

Distribution

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It is found from Mexico and Belize south to Costa Rica, northern Venezuela and Ecuador.

Biology

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Adults are on wing in May in Costa Rica.

The larvae probably feed on Vitus tiliifolia and other members of the Vitaceae and Dilleniaceae families, such as Vitis, Cissus rhombifolia and Ampelopsis, Tetracera volubilis, Curatella americana, Tetracera hydrophila and Doliocarpus multiflorus. Ludwigia of the Onagraceae is also a possible host.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Enyo taedium taedium (Mexico and Belize south to Costa Rica, northern Venezuela and Ecuador)
  • Enyo taedium australis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Brazil)

References

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  1. ^ "Enyo taedium Schaus, 1890 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-05-20. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.