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Sphingidae 890159.1 – 7839   Erinnyis cubensis Melichar, ?ezá?, Haxaire & Il?iková, 2015

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cubensis Melichar, ?ezá?, Haxaire & Il?iková, 2015 (Erinnyis) STRAY guttularis of authors; (not Walker, 1856) (Anceryx) misappl. Taxonomic Notes: Erinnyis cubensis Melichar, Rezac, Haxaire & Ilcikova, 2015, n. sp., includes as a synonym Erinnyis cubensis; (not Walker, 1856). "True" cubensis is treated as extralimital to NA north of Mexico by Pelham (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 102; pl. 9.10. order or free PDF Melichar, T., M. ?ezá?, J. Haxaire, A. Il?íková, 2015. A new species of the genus Erinnyis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Macroglossinae) from Cuba. European Entomologist, 7: 27-33. Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 139; pl. 13.6.

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