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Sphingidae 890203 – 7881   Euproserpinus euterpe Edwards, 1888

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: euterpe Edwards, 1888 (Euproserpinus) - MONA 1983: 7881; TL: "near San Diego", but "... it is likely that Edwards' type locality for this moth is in fact incorrect, and that the true type locality is in or near Walker Basin." (Tuskes & Emmel 1981).

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) Edwards, H., 1888. Notes on North American Zygaenidae and Bombycidae with descriptions of new forms. Entomologica Americana, 4(1): 25-26. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 143; pl. 13.15. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Euproserpinus euterpe Tuskes, P.M. & J.F. Emmel, 1981. The life history and behavior of Euproserpinus euterpe (Sphingidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 35(1): 27-33. Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 196; pl. 3.10.

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