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Sphingidae 890157 – 7835   Erinnyis oenotrus (Cramer, [1780])              Oleander Sphinx

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: oenotrus Cramer [1780] (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7835 aenotrus Butler 1878 (Dilophonota) hippothoon Burmeister 1878 (Dilophonota) melancholica Grote 1865 (Erinnyis) penaeus Fabricius 1787 (Sphinx) peneus Walker 1856 (Zonilia) piperis Grote & Robinson 1868 (Anceryx)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 100; pl. 9.1. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Erinnyis oenotrus Species Page at BugGuide.Net Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 138; pl. 13.5.

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