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Sesiidae 55a0069 – 2533   Albuna pyramidalis (Walker, 1856)              Fireweed Clearwing

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pyramidalis (Walker, 1856) (Aegeria) - MONA 1983: 2533 coloradensis Edwards, 1881 (Albuna) hylotomiformis (Walker, 1856) (Aegeria) montana Edwards, 1881 (Albuna) nomadaepennis (Boisduval, 1869) (Sesia) rubescens (Hulst, 1881) (Sesia) tanaceti Edwards, 1881 (Albuna) torva Edwards, 1881 (Albuna) vancouverensis Edwards, 1881 (Albuna) Taxonomic Notes: Albuna pyramidalis (Walker, 1856) formerly included as a synonym 2533.2 Albuna beutenmuelleri in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), Jour. Lepid. Soc., 70(3): 211-217.

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) Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 162. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.46f; p. 124. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Taft, W.H., A.I. Cognato, P.A. Opler, 2016. Phylogenetic Analysis Supports the Recognition of Albuna beutenmulleri Skinner as a Species Distinct from A. pyramidalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 70(3): 211-217.

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