Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
- Name authority
- Fabricius, 1775
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Genus
- Erinnyis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyBombycoidea
- familySphingidae
- subfamilyMacroglossinae
- tribeDilophonotini
- genusErinnyis Hübner, 1819
- speciesErinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erinnyis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1898 | SphingidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | SphingidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Erinnyis stheno Hübner, 1824 Hübner, 1824 | ambiguous synonym |
| Erinnyis cinerosa Grote, 1865 Grote, 1865 | synonym |
| Erinnyis pallescens Clark, 1936 Clark, 1936 | synonym |
| Erinnyis phalaris Kirby, 1892 Kirby, 1892 | synonym |
| Erinnyis rhaebus Druce, 1881 Druce, 1881 | synonym |
| Erinnyis domingonis Butler, 1875 Butler, 1875 | synonym |
| Erinnyis festa Edwards, 1882 Edwards, 1882 | synonym |
| Erinnyis jamaicensis Clark, 1935 Clark, 1935 | synonym |
| Erinnyis picta Sepp Sepp | ambiguous synonym |
| Erinnyis rhaebus Boisduval, 1870 Boisduval, 1870 | synonym |
| Erinnyis rustica Schaller, 1788 Schaller, 1788 | synonym |
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3B2FZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.