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Sphingidae
890112 – 7803   Sphinx vashti Strecker, [1878]
             Vashti Sphinx

© Marcin Roguski
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Sphinx vashti Strecker, [1878]
Sphinx albescens Tepper, 1881
Hyloicus gerhardi Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
Sphinx mordecai McDunnough, 1923
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 59; pl. 4.3-8. order or free PDF
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 40.4m; p. 244. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Sphinx vashti
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
  • Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 76; pl. 7.8.
Sphinx vashti
© Donald Gudehus
Sphinx vashti
© Jason Dombroskie
Sphinx vashti
© Jason Dombroskie
Sphinx vashti
© John Davis
Sphinx vashti
© John Davis
Sphinx vashti
80mm – © Jim Vargo

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