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Sphingidae 890168 – 7847   Aellopos tantalus (Linnaeus, 1758)              Tantalus Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: terpunctata (Goeze, 1780) (Sphinx) zonata (Drury, 1773) (Sphinx) tantalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7847  ixion (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sphinx) (synonym of ssp. tantalus)  sisyphus (Burmeister, 1855) (Macroglossa) (synonym of ssp. tantalus)

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. 110; pl. 10.11. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Aellopos tantalus Species Page at BugGuide.Net Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 150; pl. 5.3.

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