''Cautethia spuria'', the spurious sphinx, is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. 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 1875. It lives from
Mexico to
Costa Rica
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to southern
Texas and
Oklahoma
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on the North American continent.
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Cautethia spuriaSphingidae of the Americas
Cautethia
Moths described in 1875
Sphingidae of South America
Moths of South America
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
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