Erinnyis lassauxii

Erinnyis lassauxii, or Lassaux's sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Lassaux's sphinx
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Erinnyis
Species:
E. lassauxii
Binomial name
Erinnyis lassauxii
(Boisduval, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anceryx lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
  • Anceryx janiphae Boisduval, 1875
  • Anceryx omphaleae Boisduval, 1870
  • Anceryx piperis Schaufuss, 1870
  • Dilophonota cercyon Burmeister, 1878
  • Erinnyis merianae Grote, 1865

Description

The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1859. It lives from northern Argentina, through Central America, and into the lower United States (Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona).

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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