''Enyo taedium'' is a species of
moth in the family
Sphingidae. It was described by
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, in 1890.
Distribution
It is found from
Mexico and
Belize south to
Costa Rica
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, northern
Venezuela and
Ecuador.
Biology
Adults are on wing in May in Costa Rica.
The larvae probably feed on ''
Vitus tiliifolia
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* Saint Vitus (c. 290 – c. 303), a Christian martyr
*Vitus of Hungary (died 1297), beatified friar
*Vitus (bicycles), a French bicycle manufacturer
* ''Vitus'' (film), a 2006 Swiss fil ...
'' and other members of the
Vitaceae and
Dilleniaceae families, 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
Onagraceae is also a possible host.
Subspecies
*''Enyo taedium taedium'' (Mexico and Belize south to Costa Rica, northern Venezuela and Ecuador)
*''Enyo taedium australis''
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Brazil)
References
Enyo (moth)
Moths described in 1890
Sphingidae of South America
Taxa named by William Schaus
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