''Enyo ocypete'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. The species was
first described by
Carl Linnaeus in his 1758
10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found from the southern United States, through
Central America to
Venezuela,
Brazil,
Peru,
Bolivia
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,
Paraguay and northern
Argentina.
The
wingspan is 60 mm. Adults are on wing year round in the tropics, southern Florida and Louisiana. They are on wing from August to November in the northern part of the range.
The larvae probably feed on Caribbean grape (''
Vitis tiliifolia
''Vitis tiliifolia'' is a New World liana in the grape family commonly known as Caribbean grape. Other names include West Indian grape, water vine, Agrá and
Bejuco de Agua (in Costa Rica) and (in Belizean Creole) water tie-tie and water-wis ...
'') and other
Vitaceae and
Dilleniaceae species, such as ''
Vitis'', ''
Cissus rhombifolia
''Cissus alata'', grape ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Vitaceae. It is native to the New World Tropics, from Mexico down to Bolivia, and over to Venezuela, Trinidad and Guyana. Under its synonym ''Cissus rhombifolia'', the Ven ...
'' and ''
Ampelopsis
''Ampelopsis'', commonly known as peppervine or porcelainberry, is a genus of climbing shrubs, in the grape family Vitaceae. The name is derived from the grc, ἅμπελος (''ampelos''), which means "vine". The genus was named in 1803. It is ...
'', ''
Tetracera volubilis
''Tetracera'' is a genus of flowering plants of the Dilleniaceae family native to the tropics. Several species are lianas.
Species
''Plants of the World Online'' currently includes:
# '' Tetracera affinis'' Hutch.
# '' Tetracera akara'' (Bur ...
'', ''
Curatella americana
''Curatella americana'', commonly known as the wild cashew tree, sambaı́ba, and the sandpaper tree, is a species of tree in the family Dilleniaceae. It is the sole accepted species in genus ''Curatella''.
Description
''Curatella americana'' is ...
'', ''
Tetracera hydrophila'' and ''
Doliocarpus multiflorus
''Doliocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dilleniaceae, native to Central and South America.
Selected species
Species include:
*'' Doliocarpus amazonicus'' Sleumer
*'' Doliocarpus aracaensis'' Aymard
*'' Doliocarpus areolatu ...
''. ''
Ludwigia'' of the family
Onagraceae might also be a host plant.
Males of the ''Enyo ocypete'' exhibit a smaller wing size than females. The many reproductive flight advantages include the ability of males to fly faster and have better fitness for mating, while females possess slower flight which is used for selecting host plants and gathering resources.
References
External links
Enyo (moth)
Moths described in 1758
Moths of Central America
Moths of South America
Moths of North America
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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