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Sphingidae 890202 – 7880   Euproserpinus phaeton Grote & Robinson, 1865              Phaeton Primrose Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: phaeton Grote & Robinson, 1865 (Euproserpinus) - MONA 1983: 7880 erato (Boisduval, 1868) (Macroglossa) mojave Comstock, 1938 (Euproserpinus)

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) Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 142; pl. 13.10, 12. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 41.11m; p. 246. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Euproserpinus phaeton Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 194; pl. 3.7-9.

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