| Moths of North Dakota |
Sphingidae: Macroglossinae: Dilophonitini |
Erinnyis ello (Linnaeus 1758)
| Common name: Ello sphinx.
Hodges #: 7834. Identification: Rfw 41.2 mm (male), fw outer margin convex in general course and shallowly crenulate between veins. Fw (male) with diagonal stripe, (female) uniform gray. Abdomen of both sexes with dark lateral rectangles. Similar species: 7837. Distribution: Argentina to southern Canada, records north of the Gulf states are strays. Hosts: Larvae feed on Psidium spp.-- guava and
Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd.-- poinsettia, both in the
Euphorbiaceae. Also reported from Sapotaceae-- sapodilla or
southern buckthorn. |
male GUYANA, 06 16' N lat, 57 18' W long. 17- IV- 1994. M. Knutson.
female CUBA, 11- VIII- 1933.
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