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Sphingidae 890088 – 7773   Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)              Duponchel's Sphinx

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: duponchel Poey 1832 (Amphonyx) - MONA 1983: 7773 affinis Rothschild 1894 (Cocytius) duponchelii Lucas 1856 (Amphionyx [sic]) godartii Boisduval [1875] (Amphonyx) jamaicensis Eitschberger 2006 (Amphonyx) kofleri Eitschberger 2006 (Amphonyx) musgravei Cary 1955 (Cocytius) rivularis Butler 1875 (Amphonyx) roseus Gehlen 1928 (Cocytius)

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. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 25; pl. 1.2. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Cocytius duponchel Species Page at BugGuide.Net Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 47; pl. 12.5.

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