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Sesiidae 640128.00 – 2586.1 – Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789) – Apple Clearwing

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Distribution: Canada: BC. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Sphinx myopaeformis Borkhausen, 1789 • Synanthedon armeniaca Gorbunov, 1991 • Sesia cruentata Mann, 1859 • Sesia elegans Lederer, 1861 • Sesia graeca Staudinger, 1870 • Sesia luctuosa Lederer, 1853 • Sesia mutillaeformis Laspeyres, 1801 • Sphinx typhiaeformis Borkhausen, 1789 • Sphinx zonata Donovan, 1797 Taxonomic Notes: Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, first discovered in British Columbia in the Cawston area in 2005, Pohl et al. (2015).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Pohl, G.R., R.A. Cannings, J.-F. Landry, D.G. Holden, G.G.E. Scudder, 2015. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of British Columbia, Canada. Entomological Society of British Columbia Occasional Paper No, 3: 1-294. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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