Moth Photographers Group – Paonias myops

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Sphingidae

890145.00 – 7825 – Paonias myops (Smith, 1797) – Small-eyed Sphinx Moth

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Distribution:	Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Sphinx myops Smith, 1797 • Smerinthus cerasi Boisduval, [1875] • Paonias hyatti Eitschberger, 2002 • Calasymbolus mccrearyi Clark, 1929 • Calasymbolus occidentalis Clark, 1919 • Paonias oplerorum Eitschberger, 2002 • Smerinthus rosacearum Boisduval, [1836] • Smerinthus sorbi Boisduval, [1875] • Smerinthus tiliastri Boisduval, [1875]

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
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. 85; pl. 7.8, 10-12. order or free PDF
Kitching, I.J., 2019. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory, species page
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 39.4m; p. 243. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Paonias myops
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 121; pl. 11.11.

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