TL: Argentina, Buenos Aires
88-105 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
English (US)Lassaux's sphinx
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apocynaceae Asclepiadoideae Milkweed family Caricaceae Carica papaya Papaya Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae Spurge family Euphorbiaceae Manihot esculenta Cassava
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Anceryx lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 Erinnyis merianae Grote, 1865 Anceryx omphaleae Boisduval, 1870 Anceryx piperis Schaufuss, 1870 Anceryx janiphae Boisduval, 1875
- Links
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Language Website Authors 
Butterflies and Moths of North America North American Moth Photographers Group Silk Moths Bill Oehlke Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |