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Sesiidae 55a0072.5 – 2533.5   Tirista praxila Druce, 1896

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Distribution: Texas. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: praxila Druce, 1896 (Tirista) UNVER.; TL: Jalapa, Mexico. Taxonomic Notes: Tirista praxila Druce, 1896 is provisionally added to the NA fauna north of Mexico based on reports of specimens in the Southern Lepidopterists' News season summary (Knudson 1999, 2001).

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

Druce, H., 1891-1900. Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Biologia Centrali-Americana, 2: 325; table 68, fig. 7 Knudson, E., 1999. Southern Lepidopterists' News, 24(4): 77. Knudson, E., 2001. Southern Lepidopterists' News, 23(3): 57.

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