Erinnyis ello
TaxID: 325935
Basic Information
Erinnyis ello
Cassava Hornworm, Ello Sphinx
Erinnyis ello, the ello sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is distributed from Argentina through Central America to the United States as far north as Nevada. The ello sphinx can be parasitized by the braconid wasp Microplitis figueresi.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Sphingidae
Erinnyis
ello
unclassified
Species
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
Larva with a large eyespot on the dorsal thorax divided by a thin vertical line. Abdomen gray with horizontal black lines and a median gray line dividing those.
Plazi taxonomic treatment
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (4 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | Quarantine pests | — |
| Mozambique | Quarantine pests | — |
| Malaysia | Quarantine pests | — |
| Thailand | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (47 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Present | — |
| Aruba | Present | — |
| Anguilla | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Bahamas | Present | — |
| Belize | Present | — |
| Bermuda | Present | — |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | |
| Barbados | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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