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Sphingidae 890198 – 7876   Proserpinus clarkiae (Boisduval, 1852)              Clark's Day Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: clarkiae (Boisduval, 1852) (Pterogon) - MONA 1983: 7876 victoria (Grote, 1874) (Lepisesia)

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. 140; pl. 13.6, 8. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 41.8m; p. 245. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Proserpinus clarkiae Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 189; pl. 3.16.

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