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Sesiidae 55a0061 – 2526   Paranthrene robiniae (Edwards, 1880)              Western Poplar Clearwing

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Genitalia: See Smith III, Taft & Cognato (2024). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: robiniae (Edwards, 1880) (Sciapteron) - MONA 1983: 2526   Type locality: Virginia City, NV. palescens Engelhardt, 1946 (Paranthrene)   Type locality: Missoula, MT. perlucida (Busck, 1915) (Memythrus)   Type locality: Palm Springs, CA.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 142. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.45f; p. 123. Book Review and ordering Smith III, W.H., W.H. Taft, A.I. Cognato, 2024. Aposematic color polymorphism is a poor indicator of species boundaries in North American Paranthrene (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) as evidenced by a multi-gene phylogeny.. PLoS ONE, 19(11): e0312508. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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