Carica-papaya

Guides

• Elope sphinx

  Alope sphinx

  Erinnyis alope is a sphinx moth (Sphingidae) distributed across the Neotropics from northern South America through Central America to northern Mexico and the southern United States. The species has been recorded as a stray as far north as Arkansas and Kansas. Two subspecies are recognized: the nominate E. a. alope and E. a. dispersa endemic to the Galápagos Islands. The species is considered an agricultural pest, with larvae feeding principally on pawpaw (Carica papaya), and also recorded on rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) and cassava (Manihot esculenta).

  SphingidaeMacroglossinaeDilophonotiniNeotropicalagricultural-pestpawpaw-pestCarica-papayacassavarubberGalápagos-endemic-subspecies