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Sphingidae 890152 – 7832   Erinnyis alope (Drury, 1773)              Alope Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: alope (Drury, 1773) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7832  edwardsii (Butler, 1881) (Anceryx) (synonym of ssp. alope)  fasciata (Swainson, 1823) (Sphinx) (synonym of ssp. alope)  flavicans (Goeze, 1780) (Sphinx) (synonym of ssp. alope)

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. 98; pl. 9.3. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Erinnyis alope Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 133; pl. 4.5.

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