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Sphingidae 890208 – 7886   Darapsa choerilus (Cramer, [1779])              Azalea Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: chaerilus (Cramer, 1780) (Sphinx) choerilus (Cramer, [1779]) (Sphinx) azaleae (Smith, 1797) (Sphinx) brodiei Clark, 1929 (Darapsa) chlorinda; (Butler, 1877) (Sphinx) missp. clorinda (Martyn, 1797) (Sphinx) unavail. flavescens Closs, 1911 (Darapsa) pholus (Cramer, 1776) (Sphinx)

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) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 146; pl. 12.8, 10. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Darapsa choerilus Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 202; pl. 2.8.

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