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Sphingidae 890149 – 7829   Pachysphinx occidentalis (Edwards, 1875)              Western Poplar Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: occidentalis (Edwards, 1875) (Smerinthus) - MONA 1983: 7829  imperator (Strecker, [1878]) (Smerinthus) (synonym of ssp. occidentalis)  kunzei Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Pachysphinx) (synonym of ssp. occidentalis)  regalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Pachysphinx) (synonym of ssp. occidentalis)

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. 91; pl. 8.8-10. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 39.1m; p. 242. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Pachysphinx occidentalis Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 127; pl. 11.10.

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