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Saturniidae 890028 – 7713.1   Syssphinx montana (Packard, 1905)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: montana (Packard, 1905) (Adelocephala) kuschei (Dyar, 1925) (Adelocephala) phaedima (Dyar, 1925) (Adelocephala) sinaloana (Schaus, 1920) (Adelocephala) Taxonomic Notes: Syssphinx montana (Packard, 1905) was formerly placed in the genus Sphingicampa, Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236.

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. Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 50; pl. 4.14-17. order or free PDF Kitching, I., R. Rougerie, A. Zwick, C. Hamilton, R. St Laurent, S. Naumann, L. Ballesteros Mejia, A. Kawahara, 2018. A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 36.10m; p. 237. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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