It’s sometimes called the “comet moth” because its lengthy hindwing tails resemble comet tails. The Sphingidae family—also known as hawk moths, sphinx moths, or sphingids—includes the ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 75, No. 4 (Dec., 1992), pp. 506-515 (10 pages) Several Lepidoptera attack cassava; of these the cassava hornworm, Erinnyis ello (L) (Sphingidae), is the only serious ...