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Sesiidae 55a0094 – 2553   Synanthedon tipuliformis (Clerck, 1759)              Currant Borer

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: tipula (Retzius, 1783) (Sphinx) tipuliformis (Clerck, 1759) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 2553 ophioniformis (Hübner, [1813]) (Sphinx) salmachus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sphinx)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Clerck, 1759. Icones Insectorum Rariorum, 1: pl. 4, fig. 1. Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 41. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths

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