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Species Sphinx vanbuskirki - Hodges#7813.1

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Subfamily Sphinginae
Tribe Sphingini
Genus Sphinx
Species vanbuskirki (Sphinx vanbuskirki - Hodges#7813.1)
Hodges Number
7813.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sphinx vanbuskirki Haxaire, 2020
Range
Southcentral Texas.
Holotype: W Bexar County, 3 miles east of Helotes, TX.
See Also
Sphinx dollii is found west of Texas.
Print References
Haxaire, J., 2020. Description of a new species of Sphingidae from the USA, Sphinx vanbuskirki n. sp., and confirmation of the synonymy of Sphinx coloradus Smith, 1887 with Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881. Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Sphinginae. The European Entomologist, 12(1): 21-36.