|
Updated as per Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) de Venezuela, Compilado por: María Esperanza Chacín; December 2009 Updated as per CATE (description; Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil); May 20, 2011 Updated as per personal communication with Ben Trott (Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico); April 21, 2012 |
This site has been created by
Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.
TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 |
MIDI MUSICcopyright C. Odenkirk ON.OFF |
"One of the four species of Enyo with a forewing androconial organ in the males.Forewing shape and venation as in Enyo gorgon but: androconial
organ narrower, costa not as convex; crossveins m1-m2 and m2-m3 both straight and not displaced; lower angle of discal cell obtuse and more proximal than the upper
angle, crossvein m2-m3 about half the length of m3-cu1a; M2 curved at base.
"Forewing upperside similar to Enyo gorgon but ground colour essentially unicolorous, lacking the division into a paler anterior half and darker posterior half and
the triangular dark brown postmedian patch.
"Female Forewing upperside almost identical to Enyo gorgon, antemedian line rather more convex on 1A+2A." CATE
The "horn" is very long in early instars and head is relatively large. As the larva matures, the body develops rapidly, leaving the head relatively small and the "horn" relatively short.
The pupa is dark and smooth with a sharp cremaster.
I am not sure of the identification of the following larva and pupa as Enyo cavifer cavifer. I do not see the rather prominent dorso-lateral line on any of the images on Dan Janzen's website for Enyo cavifer cavifer in Costa Rica. Perhaps these images are of Enyo taedium? Enyo taedium would be my (Bill Oehlke's) first guess.
Enyo taedium fifth instar, prepupation, Belize,
courtesy of Ben Trott.
Enyo taedium fifth instar anal horn, prepupation, Belize,
courtesy of Ben Trott.
Enyo taedium fifth instar anal horn, prepupation, Belize,
courtesy of Ben Trott.
Enyo taedium fifth instar anal horn, prepupation, Belize,
courtesy of Ben Trott.
Enyo taedium pupa, Belize, courtesy of Ben Trott.
Enyo taedium pupa, Belize, courtesy of Ben Trott.