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Sphingidae 890164 – 7845   Callionima falcifera (Gehlen, 1943)              Falcifera Sphinx

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: falcifera (Gehlen, 1943) (Hemeroplanes) STRAY - MONA 1983: 7845 elainae (Neidhoefer, 1968) (Hemeroplanes) guaycura (Cary, 1963) (Hemeroplanes) jamaicensis (Cary, 1951) (Hemeroplanes) parce of authors; (not Fabricius, 1775) (Sphinx) misid. - MONA 1983: [7844] Taxonomic Notes: Callionima falcifera (Gehlen, 1943) is listed as a stray by St Laurent (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) with Callionima parce of authors; (not Fabricius, 1775) as a synonym and "true" parce treated as extralimital north of Mexico.

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. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 108; pl. 10.8. order or free PDF Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Callionima falcifera Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 145; pl. 13.8.

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