''Erinnyis lassauxii'', or Lassaux's sphinx, is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae.
Description
The species was first described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
in 1859. It lives from northern
Argentina, through
Central America, and into the lower United States (
Texas,
New Mexico, and
Arizona).
Erinnyis lassauxii MHNT CUT 2010 0 360 Buena Vista Santa Cruz Bolivia femal dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal
Erinnyis lassauxii MHNT CUT 2010 0 360 Buena Vista Santa Cruz Bolivia femal ventral.jpg, Female ventral
References
External links
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Erinnyis
Moths described in 1859
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Sphingidae of South America
Moths of Central America
Moths of North America
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