Biology:Erinnyis lassauxii

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Short description: Species of moth


Lassaux's sphinx
Erinnyis lassauxii MHNT CUT 2010 0 360 Catemaco Veracruz Mexico male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Erinnyis lassauxii MHNT CUT 2010 0 360 Catemaco Veracruz Mexico male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
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

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

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1351421 entry