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Sphingidae 890213 – 7891   Xylophanes libya (Druce, 1878)

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Distribution: Possible strays in south Texas and Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: libya Druce 1878 (Choerocampa) - MONA 1983: 7891; Type locality: Chiriqui, Panama pallescens Closs 1917 (Xylophanes)

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. Druce, H., 1878. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 14: 249. Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Xylophanes libya Species Page at BugGuide.Net Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 208; pl. 14.4.

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