Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773

Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773

The Alope sphinx (Erinnyis alope) is a Sphingidae moth found from northern South America to the southern U.S.

Family
Genus
Erinnyis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773

Erinnyis alope, commonly known as the Alope sphinx, is a moth species belonging to the family Sphingidae. Its distribution ranges from northern South America, through Central America, to northern Mexico and the extreme southern United States. Occasional stray individuals of this species have been recorded as far north as Arkansas and Kansas.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Erinnyis

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