Enyo gorgon is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is found from Mexico to the northern part of South America.
Description
The wingspan is 66–72 mm. There are probably two to three generations per year. Adults are on from May to June, August to September and from December to January in Costa Rica. In Bolivia, adults have been recorded from October to November. It has been recorded in August in Mato Grosso in Brazil and in February in Peru.
biology
The larvae feed on Vitaceae species, including Vitis tiliifolia, as well Tetracera volubilis of the family Dilleniaceae. The pupa is dark and smooth with a long, sharp cremaster.
References
Enyo (moth) Moths described in 1777 Sphingidae of South America Moths of South America Taxa named by Pieter Cramer