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Sesiidae 55a0061.01n – 2526.03   Paranthrene palescens Engelhardt, 1946

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Synonymy: palescens Engelhardt, 1946 (Paranthrene); TL: Palm Springs, CA. Note: n. stat. (Heppner & Handfield 2026); originally described as a form of P. robiniae (Edwards, 1880). Distribution: USA: southern CA, southern NV, western AZ. Similar  : Species 55a0061 Paranthrene robiniae 55a0061.1n Paranthrene oasis Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; 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: 144; pl. 27, fig. 162. Heppner, J.B. & L. Handfield, 2026. Paranthrene palescens as a valid species (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Paranthreninae). Lepidoptera Novae, 19 (1-2): 67-72. 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.

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