Enyo bathus
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Enyo bathus is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from Peru
and Bolivia
.
It is similar to Enyo gorgon
and Enyo taedium taedium
, but there are no patches of woolly scaling on the abdomen. The forewing upperside is intermediate in pattern between these two species. The anterior half of the wing has a dark brown, median, longitudinal line that diverges apically to form a dark brown triangular patch. The line is followed by a marginal pale brown half-moon shaped patch.
There are probably two to three generations per year.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
.
It is similar to Enyo gorgon
Enyo gorgon
Enyo gorgon is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Mexico to the northern part of South America.The wingspan is 66-72 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year. Adults are on from May to June, August to September and from December to January in Costa Rica. In Bolivia,...
and Enyo taedium taedium
Enyo taedium
Enyo taedium is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Schaus, in 1890. It is found from Mexico and Belize south to Costa Rica, northern Venezuela and Ecuador.Adults are on wing in May in Costa Rica....
, but there are no patches of woolly scaling on the abdomen. The forewing upperside is intermediate in pattern between these two species. The anterior half of the wing has a dark brown, median, longitudinal line that diverges apically to form a dark brown triangular patch. The line is followed by a marginal pale brown half-moon shaped patch.
There are probably two to three generations per year.
Subspecies
- Enyo bathus bathus (Peru)
- Enyo bathus otiosus Kernbach, 1957 (Bolivia)