Erinnyis crameri

Erinnyis crameri, or Cramer's sphinx, is a small member of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by William Schaus in 1898. It lives from northern South America, through Central America, and into the lower regions of the United States (Texas and Florida).

Erinnyis crameri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Erinnyis
Species:
E. crameri
Binomial name
Erinnyis crameri
(Schaus, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dilophonota crameri Schaus, 1898

Its wingspan is between ​3 1⁄4 and ​3 3⁄4 inches (82–95 mm). The upperside of the abdomen is gray, without black bands, and the underside does not have black spots. The upperside of the forewing is dark brown and it may have pale yellow-brown patches at the tip and along the inner edge. The upperside of the hindwing is dull orange with a narrow black border.[2]

Adults are on wing year round in the tropics and southern Florida. Adults feed on the nectar of flowers, including Saponaria officinalis.

The larva of this species feeds on several species of the family Apocynaceae, including Rauwolfia ligustrina, Rauwolfia tetraphylla and Stemmadenia obovata.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Erinnyis crameri (Schaus, 1898) Cramer's Sphinx Moth". Silkmoths. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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