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Sphingidae 890087 – 7772   Cocytius antaeus (Drury, 1773)              Giant Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: antaeus Drury 1773 (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7772 annonae Shaw [1802] (Sphinx) anthaeus Herrich-Schäffer 1865 (Macrosila) caricae Müller 1774 (Sphinx) henrici Pinchon 1969 (Cocytius) hydaspus Cramer [1777] (Sphinx) iatrophae Fabricius 1775 (Sphinx) medor Stoll, in: Cramer [1782] (Sphinx) tapayusa Moore 1883 (Amphonyx)

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. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 24; pl. 1.4. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Cocytius antaeus Species Page at BugGuide.Net Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 45; pl. 10.5.

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