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Sphingidae 890109 – 7792   Sagenosoma elsa (Strecker, [1878])              Elsa Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: elsa (Strecker, [1878]) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7792

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. 49; pl. 3.1. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 39.6f; p. 243. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Sagenosoma elsa Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 71; pl. 10.4.

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