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Enyo ocypete

Enyo ocypete

(Linnaeus, 1776)

Family: Sphingidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Enyo ocypete 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 found from the southern United States, through Central America to Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina.

The wingspan is 60 mm. Adults are on wing year round in the tropics, southern Florida and Louisiana. They are on wing from August to November in the northern part of the range.

The larvae probably feed on Caribbean grape (Vitis tiliifolia) and other Vitaceae and Dilleniaceae species, such as Vitis, Cissus rhombifolia and Ampelopsis, Tetracera volubilis, Curatella americana, Tetracera hydrophila and Doliocarpus multiflorus. Ludwigia of the family Onagraceae might also be a host plant.

Males of the Enyo ocypete exhibit a smaller wing size than females. The many reproductive flight advantages include the ability of males to fly faster and have better fitness for mating, while females possess slower flight which is used for selecting host plants and gathering resources.

Source: Wikipedia, article Enyo ocypete. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 4

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Photography ID: 504308
  Adult

Pitalito
Huila
Colombia
08/17/2022
Jeisson Alexander Echeverry Velandia
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Photography ID: 305390
  Adult

Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
07/27/2018
Cristina Miriam Martorano
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Photography ID: 147197
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  Adult

Eldorado
Misiones
Argentina
04/16/2016
Ivan Dvojak


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
162662217/08/2022ColombiaHuilaCarrera 2 calle 35, PitalitoJeisson Alexander Echeverry Velandia
85668027/07/2018BrazilMato GrossoTranspantaneira, PantanalCristina Miriam Martorano
42609316/04/2016ArgentinaMisionesKilómetro 11, EldoradoIvan Dvojak
45548919/09/2015EcuadorOrellanaParque Nacional YasuníHugo Caverzasi
164174723/04/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la Selva1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Enyo ocypete – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 25/09/2026.