Moth Photographers Group – Pseudosphinx tetrio

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Sphingidae

890150 – 7830 Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linnaeus, 1771)

Tetrio Sphinx

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Distribution Data for Pseudosphinx tetrio

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Distribution:	Found in southern Texas and Florida. Records from north of these areas represent unusual strays.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	tetrio (Linnaeus, 1771) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7830 asdrubal (Poey, 1832) (Sphinx) albina Gehlen, 1941 (Pseudosphinx) hasdrubal (Cramer, [1779]) (Sphinx) lucia Moosburg, 1996 (Pseudosphinx) obscura Butler, 1876 (Pseudosphinx) plumieriae (Fabricius, 1793) (Sphinx) suelii Moosburg, 1996 (Pseudosphinx)

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures.
Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 95; pl. 9.2. order or free PDF
Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Pseudosphinx tetrio
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at iNaturalist
Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 129; pl. 5.11-12.

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