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Erinnyis lassauxi

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Wikipedia Abstract

Erinnyis lassauxii (Lassaux's sphinx) is a moth of the Family Sphingidae. It lives from northern Argentina, through Central America, and into the lower United States (Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona). The wingspan is 92–105 mm. The upperside of the forewing is dark brown with gray streaks along the inner margin and a gray patch at the tip of the wing. The upperside of the hindwing is dark brown with varying amounts of dark orange at the base.
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Prey / Diet

Araujia sericifera (moth plant)[1]
Asclepias curassavica (bloodflower)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0