Moth Photographers Group – Sesia pacificum

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55a0075.01n – 2543.01 Sesia pacificum (Edwards, 1881)

Pacific Hornet Clearwing

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Distribution:	Canada: MB, SK, AB, BC, YT; USA: WA to MT, KS, NM, and southern CA.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	pacificum (Edwards, 1881) (Trochilium) californicum (Neumoegen, 1891) (Trochilium) dyari (Cockerell, 1908) (Aegeria) minimum (Neumoegen, 1891) (Trochilium)
Taxonomic Notes:	Sesia pacificum Edwards, 1881, rev. stat., is elevated from synonymy of Sesia tibiale (Harris, 1839) to full species in Handfield & Handfield (2024) and includes as synonyms californicum (Neumoegen 1891), californicum (Neumoegen 1891) and dyari (Cockerell 1908).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAC3588 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 179; pl. 30, figs. 175, 176.
Handfield, L. & N. Handfield, 2024. A new species of Sesia from northeastern North America and a resurrected species (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 17(3): 89-116.
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- 31mm - LG – © Daniel Handfield

Type (var. dyari) - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

Type (minimum, syn.) - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

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