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Sphingidae 890205 – 7883   Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)              Hummingbird Hawk-moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sphinx) STRAY Taxonomic Notes: Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758) is considered extralimital though there do appear to be records from North America. One record, from Umiak Island of the Eastern Aleutians, AK, is thought to be an unassisted stray (Pittaway & Kitching 2020).

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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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