Classification > Family
Sphingidae
> Subfamily
Macroglossinae
> Tribe
Dilophonotini
> Subtribe
Dilophonotina
> Genus
Phryxus
Phryxus caicus (Cramer, 1777)
Geographic distribution
Distribution
No economic damages registered
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Corrientes
- Formosa
- Misiones
- Uruguay
Other distribution
- Sphinx caicus Cramer, 1777
Phryxus caicus is similar to Erinnyis ello from which it is differentiated by the presence of a clear longitudinal line present on the forewings and by the segmented black edge on the hindwings.
Caterpillar host plants: Apocynaceae, Caricaceae.
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