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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: aenotrus (Butler, 1878) (Dilophonota) peneus (Walker, 1856) (Zonilia) oenotrus (Cramer, [1780]) (Sphinx) STRAY - MONA 1983: 7835 hippothoon (Burmeister, 1878) (Dilophonota) melancholica Grote, 1865 (Erinnyis) penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) (Sphinx) piperis (Grote & Robinson, 1868) (Anceryx)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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 Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 138; pl. 13.5.

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