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Sphingidae 890114 – 7805   Sphinx perelegans Edwards, 1874              Elegant Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: perelegans Edwards, 1874 (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7805 vancouverensis Edwards, 1874 (Sphinx)

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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 58; pl. 4.9. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 40.3f; p. 244. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Sphinx perelegans Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 79; pl. 7.9.

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