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Sesiidae 55a0122 – 2581   Synanthedon polygoni (Edwards, 1881)              Buckwheat Borer

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: polygoni Edwards 1881 (Pyrrhotaenia) - MONA 1983: 2581 achillae Edwards 1881 (Pyrrhotaenia) achillaeae Dalla Torre & Strand 1925 (Pyrrhotaenia) animosa Edwards 1883 (Pyrrhotaenia) behrensii Edwards 1882 (Pyrrhotaenia) elda Edwards 1885 (Pyrrhotaenia) eremocarpi Edwards 1881 (Pyrrhotaenia) fragariae Edwards 1881 (Pyrrhotaenia) helianthi Edwards 1881 (Pyrrhotaenia) maedii Eichlin 1995 (Synanthedon) meadii Edwards 1881 (Pyrrhotaenia) orthocarpi Edwards 1881 (Pyrrhotaenia) praestans Edwards 1882 (Aegeria) semipraestans Cockerell 1908 (Sesia)

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: 22. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 14.8m, 14.9m; p. 125. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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