Gynoeryx
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''Gynoeryx'' is a genus of
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...
first described by
Robert Herbert Carcasson Robert Herbert Carcasson (5 December 1918 in Cheltenham, UK – 23 September 1982 in Victoria, B.C., Canada) was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies, but also authored two field guides to tropical fishes. He joined the Coryndon ...
in 1968.


Species

*'' Gynoeryx bilineatus'' (Griveaud 1959) *'' Gynoeryx brevis'' (Oberthur 1909) *'' Gynoeryx integer'' (Viette 1956) *'' Gynoeryx meander'' (Boisduval 1875) *'' Gynoeryx paulianii'' (Viette 1956) *'' Gynoeryx teteforti'' (Griveaud 1964)


References

Smerinthini Sphingidae genera Taxa named by Robert Herbert Carcasson {{Smerinthini-stub