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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) missp. 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) missp. 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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