Erinnyis ello

Taxobox
name = Ello Sphinx


image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Erinnyis ello", adult
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Sphingidae
subfamilia = Macroglossinae
genus = "Erinnyis"
species = "E. ello"
binomial = "Erinnyis ello"

binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)The Ello Sphinx ("Erinnyis ello") is a member of the Sphingidae family. It resides from Argentina, through Central America, and as far north as Nevada, US in North America. The larva feed on a variety of host plants including:
*Papaya ("Carica papaya") in the Caricaceae family
*Poinsettia ("Euphorbia pulcherrima") in the Euphorbiaceae family
*Guava ("Psidium spp.") in the Myrtaceae family
*Saffron Plum ("Bumelia angustifolia") in the Sapotaceae family

External links

* [http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/usa/1043.htm Ello Sphinx] Moths of America
* [http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/eello.htm Life Cycle]