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

© Marcin Roguski
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • vashti Strecker, [1878] (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7803
  • albescens Tepper, 1881 (Sphinx)
  • gerhardi (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) (Hyloicus)
  • mordecai McDunnough, 1923 (Sphinx)
  • 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.
    • 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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