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Sesiidae
55a0139 – 2596   Carmenta bassiformis (Walker, 1856)
             Ironweed Clearwing

© Steve Nanz
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • bassiformis Walker 1856 (Aegeria) - MONA 1983: 2596
  • aureopurpura Edwards 1880 (Aegeria)
  • bolli Edwards 1881 (Aegeria)
  • bollii Smith 1891 (Aegeria)
  • consimilis Edwards 1881 (Aegeria)
  • eupatorii Edwards 1881 (Aegeria)
  • imitata Edwards 1881 (Aegeria)
  • lustrans Grote 1880 (Trochilium)
  • sexfasciata Edwards 1881 (Aegeria)
  • 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.
    • Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 62.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Walker, F., 1856. Sphingidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 8: 39.
    Carmenta bassiformis
    © Stephen Cresswell
    Carmenta bassiformis
    © Bob Moul
    Carmenta bassiformis
    © Tam Stuart
    Carmenta bassiformis
    © Tam Stuart
    Carmenta bassiformis
    © William Taft & Mich. St. Univ.

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