SPHINGIDAE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Enyo

Hübner, [1819]

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The genus Enyo has 2 species in the USA, and about 8 around the world. This is a New-World genus.

Type specimen: Sphinx (Enyo) fegeus (lugubris) - Cramer, 1779

Synonyms: N/A

General Information: These are medium sized brown moths with irregularly shaped forewings. The eyes are often quite large and the thorax may have a ridge of scales. This genus usually has sexually dimorphic species. The males of this genus may have several lobes on the last abdominal segment. There is often a discal spot. Females often have black surrounding this spot.

If you have narrowed something down to this genus, you can use this key to help you narrow down your search to species: 
​1: The male has a forewing line that does not bisect the discal spot. The hindwings are plain brown. The female lacks any brown abdominal banding… Enyo lugubris
1’: Only recorded from Florida. The male has a forewing line that does bisect the discal spot. The brown hindwing has a yellow patch on the anal angle. Females have a prominent brown band on the first abdominal segment… Enyo ocypete

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Species List:
Enyo lugubris
Enyo ocypete


The gallery below shows photos of select species in the genus.
Enyo lugubris (Female) (C) Ashley Bosarge

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Macroglossinae

Cautethia grotei
Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Darapsa versicolor
Deidemia inscriptum
Enyo lugubris
Erinnyis alope
Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis obscura
Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha intermedia
Eumorpha labruscae
Eumorpha pandorus
Eumorpha satellitia
Eumorpha vitis
Eumorpha typhon​
Hemaris diffinis
Hemaris gracilis
Hemaris thysbe
Hyles euphorbiae
Hyles gallii
Hyles lineata
Pachylia ficus
Proserpinus flavofasciata
Proserpinus gaurae
Pseudosphinx tetrio
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes falco
Xylophanes pluto
Xylophanes tersa

Smerinthinae

Protambulyx strigilis
Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Paonias astylus
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
Smerinthus cerisyi
Smerinthus jamaicensis

Sphinginae

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Cocytius antaeus
Dolba hyloeus
Isoparce cupressi
Lapara bombycoides
Lapara coniferarum
Lintneria istar
Lintneria eremitus
Manduca jasminearum
Manduca occulta
Manduca quinquemaculatus
Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx canadensis
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx frankii
Sphinx gordius
Sphinx kalmiae
Sphinx luscitiosa
Sphinx poecila 
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  • Home
  • Sphingidae Index
    • Macroglossinae >
      • Aellopos >
        • Aellopos fadus
        • Aellopos tantalus
        • Aellopos titan
      • Amphion >
        • Amphion floridensis
      • Cautethia >
        • Cautethia grotei
      • Darapsa >
        • Darapsa versicolor
        • Darapsa myron
        • Darapsa choerilus
      • Deidamia >
        • Deidamia inscriptum
      • Enyo >
        • Enyo lugubris
      • Erinnyis >
        • Erinnyis alope
        • Erinnyis obscura
        • Erinnyis ello
      • Eumorpha >
        • Eumorpha pandorus
        • Eumorpha achemon
        • Eumorpha fasciatus
        • Eumorpha satellitia
        • Eumorpha labruscae
        • Eumorpha intermedia
        • Eumorpha vitis
        • Eumorpha typhon
      • Hemaris >
        • Hemaris thysbe
        • Hemaris gracilis
        • Hemaris diffinis
      • Hyles >
        • Hyles gallii
        • Hyles euphorbiae
        • Hyles lineata
      • Pachylia >
        • Pachylia ficus
      • Proserpinus >
        • Proserpinus flavofasciata
        • Proserpinus gaurae
        • Proserpinus terlooii
      • Pseudosphinx >
        • Pseudosphinx tetrio
      • Sphecodina >
        • Sphecodina abbottii
      • Xylophanes >
        • Xylophanes falco
        • Xylophanes pluto
        • Xylophanes tersa
    • Smerinthinae >
      • Amorpha >
        • Amorpha juglandis
      • Pachysphinx >
        • Pachysphinx modesta
      • Paonias >
        • Paonias excaecata
        • Paonias myops
        • Paonias astylus
      • Protambulyx >
        • Protambulyx strigilis
      • Smerinthus >
        • Smerinthus jamaicensis
        • Smerinthus cerisyi
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        • Agrius cingulata
      • Ceratomia >
        • Ceratomia amyntor
        • Ceratomia hageni
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        • Cocytius antaeus
      • Dolba >
        • Dolba hyloeus
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        • Manduca sexta
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        • Manduca occulta
        • Manduca rustica
        • Manduca jasminearum
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        • Paratrea plebeja
      • Sphinx >
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        • Sphinx franckii
        • Sphinx canadensis
        • Sphinx kalmiae
        • Sphinx gordius
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        • Sphinx luscitiosa
        • Sphinx drupiferarum
  • Hostplant Index
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