Moth Photographers Group – Albuna pyramidalis

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Sesiidae

55a0069 – 2533 Albuna pyramidalis (Walker, 1856)

Fireweed Clearwing

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Distribution Data for Albuna pyramidalis

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Synonymy:	pyramidalis (Walker, 1856) (Aegeria) - MONA 1983: 2533 coloradensis Edwards, 1881 (Albuna) hylotomiformis (Walker, 1856) (Aegeria) montana Edwards, 1881 (Albuna) nomadaepennis (Boisduval, 1869) (Sesia) rubescens (Hulst, 1881) (Sesia) tanaceti Edwards, 1881 (Albuna) torva Edwards, 1881 (Albuna) vancouverensis Edwards, 1881 (Albuna)
Taxonomic Notes:	Albuna pyramidalis (Walker, 1856) formerly included as a synonym 2533.2 Albuna beutenmuelleri in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), Jour. Lepid. Soc., 70(3): 211-217.

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)
Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 162.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.46f; p. 124. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at iNaturalist
Taft, W.H., A.I. Cognato, P.A. Opler, 2016. Phylogenetic Analysis Supports the Recognition of Albuna beutenmulleri Skinner as a Species Distinct from A. pyramidalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 70(3): 211-217.

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