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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 - MONA 1983: [NEW] guttularis of authors; (not Walker, 1856) (Anceryx) misappl. - MONA 1983: [7839] 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 (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not 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. The European Entomologist, 7: 27-33. Pohl, G.R. & 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). Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 139; pl. 13.6.

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