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Sphingidae 890150 – 7830   Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus, 1771)              Tetrio Sphinx

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Distribution: Found in southern Texas and Florida. Records from north of these areas represent unusual strays. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: tetrio Linnaeus 1771 (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7830 albina Gehlen 1941 (Pseudosphinx) asdrubal Poey 1832 (Sphinx) hasdrubal Cramer 1779 (Sphinx) lucia Moosburg 1996 (Pseudosphinx) obscura Butler 1877 (Pseudosphinx) plumieriae Fabricius 1793 (Sphinx) suelii Moosburg 1996 (Pseudosphinx)

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. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 95; pl. 9.2. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Pseudosphinx tetrio Species Page at BugGuide.Net Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 129; pl. 5.11-12.

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