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Sesiidae
55a0128 – 2586.1   Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)
             Apple Clearwing

© Dave Beadle
Distribution: Canada: BC.
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Synonymy:
  • myopaeformis Borkhausen 1789 (Sphinx)
  • armeniaca Gorbunov 1991 (Synanthedon)
  • cruentata Mann 1859 (Sesia)
  • elegans Lederer 1861 (Sesia)
  • graeca Staudinger 1870 (Sesia)
  • luctuosa Lederer 1853 (Sesia)
  • mutillaeformis Laspeyres 1801 (Sesia)
  • typhiaeformis Borkhausen 1789 (Sphinx)
  • zonata Donovan 1797 (Sphinx)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, first discovered in British Columbia in the Cawston area in 2005, Pohl et al. (2015).
    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.
    • Pohl, G.R., R.A. Cannings, J.-F. Landry, D.G. Holden, G.G.E. Scudder, 2015. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of British Columbia, Canada. Entomological Society of British Columbia Occasional Paper No, 3: 1-294.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Synanthedon myopaeformis
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