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Sphingidae 890173 – 7852   Enyo ocypete (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Tuttle (2007) mentions specimens from the Florida Keys and the possibility that they might be breeding there. Similar Species: 890172 Enyo lugubris: females lack the wide dark band at the base of the abdomen found in ocypete. Males lack the white patch along the inner margin of the hindwing. (See Bill Oehlke's species page for Enyo ocypete.) Hodges (1971) mentions that the dark labial palpi of ocypete will separate it from lugubris. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ocypete (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7852 camertus (Cramer, 1779) (Sphinx) danum (Cramer, 1779) (Sphinx) rufa Raymundo da Silva, 1932 (Enyo)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 114; pl. 10.9. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Enyo ocypete Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 156; pl. 13.2.

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