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Sphingidae
890150 – 7830   Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus, 1771)
             Tetrio Sphinx

© Aaron Cavosie
Distribution: Found in southern Texas and Florida. Records from north of these areas represent unusual strays.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • asdrubal (Poey, 1832) (Sphinx)
  • tetrio (Linnaeus, 1771) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7830
  • albina Gehlen, 1941 (Pseudosphinx)
  • hasdrubal (Cramer, 1779) (Sphinx)
  • lucia Moosburg, 1996 (Pseudosphinx)
  • obscura Butler, 1877 (Pseudosphinx)
  • plumieriae (Fabricius, 1793) (Sphinx)
  • suelii Moosburg, 1996 (Pseudosphinx)
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    © Mark de Silva
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    © Alan Chin-Lee
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    – © Rene Lahousse
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    – © Rene Lahousse
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    - [05-SRNP-19528] – © Janzen & Hallwachs
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    - [05-SRNP-19533] – © Janzen & Hallwachs
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    LG – © Debbie Matthews
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    © Alan Chin-Lee
    5th instar
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    © Teá Montagna LG
    4th Instar on Plumeria
    Pseudosphinx tetrio
    © Teá Montagna LG
    5th Instar on Plumeria

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