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Sphingidae 890153 – 7833   Erinnyis lassauxii (Boisduval, 1859)              Lassaux's Sphinx

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lassanxi (Bönninghausen, 1899) (Dilophonota) lassauxii (Boisduval, 1859) (Anceryx) - MONA 1983: 7833 cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) (Dilophonota) janiphae (Boisduval, [1875]) (Anceryx) merianae Grote, 1865 (Erinnyis) omphaleae (Boisduval, 1870) (Anceryx) piperis (Schuaufuss, 1870) (Anceryx)

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. 98; pl. 9.4. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Erinnyis lassauxii Species Page at BugGuide.Net Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 134; pl. 4.6.

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