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

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) 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

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

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