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Sphingidae 890168 – 7847   Aellopos tantalus (Linnaeus, 1758)              Tantalus Sphinx

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: terpunctata (Goeze, 1780) (Sphinx) zonata (Drury, 1773) (Sphinx) tantalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7847  ixion (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sphinx)  sisyphus (Burmeister, 1855) (Macroglossa)

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. 110; pl. 10.11. order or free PDF Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Aellopos tantalus Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 150; pl. 5.3.

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