''Syssphinx'' is a genus of
moth
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s of the family
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor m ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819.
Species
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Syssphinx albolineata''
(Grote & Robinson, 1866) (
Texas
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,
Mexico
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)
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Syssphinx amena''
(Travassos, 1941) (
Ecuador
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)
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Syssphinx bicolor''
(Harris, 1841) (northern and eastern United States, Mexico)
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Syssphinx bidens''
(W. Rothschild, 1907) (Ecuador)
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Syssphinx bisecta''
(Lintner, 1879) (northern and eastern United States)
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Syssphinx blanchardi''
(Ferguson, 1971) (Texas)
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Syssphinx chocoensis''
(Lemaire, 1988)
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Syssphinx colla''
(Dyar, 1907) (Mexico)
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Syssphinx colloida''
(Dyar, 1925) (Mexico)
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Syssphinx digueti''
(Bouvier, 1929) (Mexico)
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Syssphinx erubescens''
(Boisduval, 1872)
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Syssphinx gadouae''
(Lemaire, 1971)
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Syssphinx gomezi''
(Lemaire, 1984) (Mexico)
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Syssphinx heiligbrodti''
(Harvey, 1877) (Texas, Mexico)
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Syssphinx hubbardi''
(Dyar, 1903) (Texas,
New Mexico
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,
Arizona
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,
California
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)
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Syssphinx jasonoides''
(Lemaire, 1971)
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Syssphinx malinalcoensis''
(Lemaire, 1975) (Mexico)
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Syssphinx mexicana''
(Boisduval, 1872) (Mexico)
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Syssphinx modena''
(Dyar, 1913) (Mexico)
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Syssphinx molina''
(Cramer, 1780) (Mexico,
Guatemala
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,
Suriname
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)
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Syssphinx montana''
(Packard, 1905) (Arizona, Mexico)
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Syssphinx ocellata''
(W. Rothschild, 1907)
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Syssphinx pescadori''
(Lemaire, 1988) (Mexico)
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Syssphinx quadrilineata''
(Grote & Robinson, 1867) (Mexico to
Panama
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,
Venezuela
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, Guatemala, Ecuador)
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Syssphinx raspa''
(Boisduval, 1872) (Arizona, Mexico)
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Syssphinx smithi''
(Druce, 1904)
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Syssphinx thiaucourti''
(Lemaire, 1975)
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Syssphinx xanthina''
(Lemaire, 1984) (Guatemala)
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Syssphinx yucatana''
(Druce, 1904) (Mexico)
References
Ceratocampinae
Bombycoidea genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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