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Sesiidae 55a0075.01n – 2543.01   Sesia pacificum (Edwards, 1881)              Pacific Hornet Clearwing

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Distribution: Canada: MB, SK, AB, BC, YT; USA: WA to MT, KS, NM, and southern CA. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pacificum Edwards 1881 (Trochilium) californicum Neumoegen 1891 (Trochilium) dyari Cockerell 1908 (Aegeria) minimum Neumoegen 1891 (Trochilium) Taxonomic Notes: Sesia pacificum Edwards, 1881, rev. stat., is elevated from synonymy of Sesia tibiale (Harris, 1839) to full species in Handfield & Handfield (2024) and includes as synonyms californicum (Neumoegen 1891), californicum (Neumoegen 1891) and dyari (Cockerell 1908).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAC3588 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 179; pl. 30, figs. 175, 176. Handfield, L. & N. Handfield, 2024. A new species of Sesia from northeastern North America and a resurrected species (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 17(3): 89-116.

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