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Sesiidae 55a0085 – 2540   Eichlinia gloriosa (Edwards, 1880)              Glorious Squash Vine Borer

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gloriosa (Edwards, 1880) (Melittia) - MONA 1983: 2540 barnesi (Dalla Torre, 1925) (Melittia) lindseyi (Barnes & Benjamin, 1925) (Melittia) superba (Barnes & Lindsey, 1922) (Melittia) Taxonomic Notes: Eichlinia gloriosa (Edwards, 1880), n. comb. (Gorbunov 2020), was formerly in the genus Melittia.

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: 188. Gorbunov, O.G., 2020. Establishment of Eichlinia gen.n. for the Western hemisphere Melittiini (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), with a catalogue of the genus. Russian Entomological Journal, 29(3): 276-284. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 13.20f, 13.21m; p. 124. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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