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| name = Mournful Sphinx |
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| species = '''''E, lugubris''''' |
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| binomial = ''Enyo lugubris'' |
| binomial = ''Enyo lugubris'' |
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| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771) |
| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771)<ref>[http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Enyo/lugubris.html CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae]</ref> |
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*''Sphinx lugubris'' <small>Linnaeus, 1771</small> |
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*''Sphinx fegeus'' <small>Cramer, 1779</small> |
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*''Epistor luctuosus'' <small>Boisduval, 1875</small> |
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The '''Mournful sphinx''' (''Enyo lugubris'') 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]] and the [[United States]], where it has been recorded from [[Arizona]] east to [[Florida]] and north to [[South Carolina]]. Strays have been recorded from [[Arkansas]], north to [[Illinois]], [[Michigan]] and [[New York]]. |
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The '''Mournful sphinx''' (''Enyo lugubris'') is a [[moth]] of the [[Sphingidae]] family. It lives in [[North America]] and [[South America]]. |
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The [[wingspan]] is 50-60 mm. The body and wings are dark brown. The forewing has a large black patch covering most of the outer half of the wing. There is a pale tan cell spot, and a fairly straight median line to the inside of the cell spot.<ref>[http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/elugulug.htm Silkmoths]</ref> |
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Adults are on wing year round in the tropics (including southern Florida and Louisiana). Further north, they are on Moths are on wing from August to November. |
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The larvae probably feed on ''[[Vitus tiliifolia]]'' and other [[Vitaceae]] species, such as ''[[Vitis]]'', ''[[Cissus]]'' and ''[[Ampelopsis]]''. In Florida larvae have been reported on ''[[Cissus sicyoides]]'' and ''[[Ampelopsis arborea]]''. |
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==References== |
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==Subspecies== |
==Subspecies== |
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*''Enyo lugubris lugubris'' |
*''Enyo lugubris lugubris'' |
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*''Enyo lugubris delanoi'' <small>(Kernbach, 1962)</small> |
*''Enyo lugubris delanoi'' <small>(Kernbach, 1962)</small> (Galapagos Islands) |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3436 Mournful sphinx] Butterflies and Moths of North America |
*[http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3436 Mournful sphinx] Butterflies and Moths of North America |
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*[http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/elugulug.htm ''Enyo lugubris lugubris''] Sphingidae of the Americas |
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[[Category:Dilophonotini]] |
[[Category:Dilophonotini]] |
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The Mournful sphinx (Enyo lugubris) 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 and the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona east to Florida and north to South Carolina. Strays have been recorded from Arkansas, north to Illinois, Michigan and New York.
The wingspan is 50-60 mm. The body and wings are dark brown. The forewing has a large black patch covering most of the outer half of the wing. There is a pale tan cell spot, and a fairly straight median line to the inside of the cell spot.[2]
Adults are on wing year round in the tropics (including southern Florida and Louisiana). Further north, they are on Moths are on wing from August to November.
The larvae probably feed on Vitus tiliifolia and other Vitaceae species, such as Vitis, Cissus and Ampelopsis. In Florida larvae have been reported on Cissus sicyoides and Ampelopsis arborea.
References
Subspecies
- Enyo lugubris lugubris
- Enyo lugubris delanoi (Kernbach, 1962) (Galapagos Islands)
External links
- Mournful sphinx Butterflies and Moths of North America
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