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Sesiidae 55a0076 – 2543.1   Sesia spartani Eichlin & Taft, 1988

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Description/ Field Marks: Male: "Note the completely black large discal spot and the typical antennae" (Handfield & Handfield 2024) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: spartani Eichlin & Taft 1988 (Sesia) Taxonomic Notes: Sesia spartani Eichlin & Taft, 1988, n. sp., Jour. Lep. Soc., v. 42, no. 3, p. 231-235.

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. Handfield, L. & N. Handfield, 2024. A new species of Sesia from northeastern North America and a resurrected species (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 17(3): 89-116. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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