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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Sphinx » Sphinx vanbuskirki - Hodges#7813.1 (Sphinx vanbuskirki)

Species Sphinx vanbuskirki - Hodges#7813.1

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Green caterpillar, white spots - Sphinx vanbuskirki Hornworm? found lethargic on the ground at Austin Nature and Science Center, Austin, TX 11-16-2013 - Sphinx vanbuskirki Hornworm? found lethargic on the ground at Austin Nature and Science Center, Austin, TX 11-16-2013 - Sphinx vanbuskirki Sphinx vanbuskirki - Hodges#7813.1 - Sphinx vanbuskirki Sphinx vanbuskirki - Hodges#7813.1 - Sphinx vanbuskirki Sphinx vanbuskirki - Hodges#7813.1 - Sphinx vanbuskirki Sphinx vanbuskirki - Hodges#7813.1 - Sphinx vanbuskirki Sphinx vanbuskirki - Hodges#7813.1 - Sphinx vanbuskirki
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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.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (BIN page) (2)
Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory (3)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.Kitching, I.J., 2020. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 23 May, 2020 - 8:20am

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