Enyo (genus)
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Enyo gorgo |
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Enyo is a genus of butterflies from the family of the swarmers (Sphingidae). The genus has long been viewed as a loose group of different species that differ significantly, especially in their genitals. However, the characteristics of the caterpillars seem to clearly separate the genus from others.
features
The dark brown, medium-sized moths have a rather stocky build. The forewings have irregularly shaped outer edges. The antennae are short and sharply hooked at their tips. The compound eyes are exceptionally large in relation to the body size.
The caterpillars are known of only three species of the genus . You have a stocky build and a strong anal horn . From the fourth body segment forward to the very small head, the body tapers off sharply. The animals wear the dorsolateral stripes that are common in swarmers. The strong pupae have a smooth, shiny surface, an overgrown trunk sheath and a long cremaster .
Occurrence and way of life
The genus is mainly neotropical , only two species, Enyo lugubris and Enyo ocypete, have been recorded from North America , although the latter species is unclear whether it is sedentary in North America. The well-known caterpillars feed on grapevine family (Vitaceae) and rose apple family (Dilleniaceae).
Systematics
Eight species of the genus are known worldwide:
- Enyo bathus (Rothschild, 1904)
- Enyo boisduvali (Oberthür, 1904)
- Enyo cavifer ( Rothschild & Jordan , 1903)
- Enyo gorgon (Cramer, 1777)
- Enyo latipennis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
- Enyo lugubris (Linnaeus, 1771)
- Enyo ocypete (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Enyo taedium Schaus, 1890
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada . The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .
- ^ Ian J. Kitching, Jean-Marie Cadiou: Hawkmoths of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary Checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Cornell University Press, New York 2000, ISBN 0-8014-3734-2
literature
- James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada , The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .
