Erinnyis crameri

Schaus, 1898

Cramer's sphinx

Erinnyis crameri, commonly known as Cramer's sphinx, is a small in the Sphingidae. First described by William Schaus in 1898, this occurs across a broad geographic range spanning northern South America, Central America, and the southern United States. It belongs to the Erinnyis, which contains several sphinx moth species with similar distributions. The species is relatively well-documented through observation records, with over 460 observations on iNaturalist.

Erinnyis crameri BMNHE273257 female up by The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.Erinnyis crameri BMNHE273257 female un by The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.Erinnyis crameri BMNHE273256 male up by The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Erinnyis crameri: //ɛˈrɪnɪɪs ˈkrɑːmɛri//

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Distribution

Northern South America (including extensive records across Brazil: Acre, Alagoas, Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rondônia, Roraima, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sergipe, São Paulo, Tocantins), through Central America, and into the southern United States (Texas and Florida).

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