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Sphingidae 890161 – 7841   Pachylia ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)              Fig Sphinx

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Synonymy: ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7841 aterrima Bönninghausen, 1899 (Pachylia) crameri (Ménétriés, 1857) (Chaerocampa) lyncea Clemens, 1859 (Pachylia) undatifascia Butler, 1876 (Pachylia) venezuelensis Schaufuss, 1870 (Pachylia)

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. 104; pl. 10.2. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Pachylia ficus Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 141; pl. 4.7-8.

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