Google
WWW MPG website only

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Saturniidae
890029 – 7714.1   Syssphinx raspa (Boisduval, 1872)

© Patrick Coin
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Adelocephala raspa Boisduval, 1872
Taxonomic Notes: Syssphinx raspa (Boisduval, 1872) was formerly placed in the genus Sphingicampa, Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 55; pl. 4.19-20. order or free PDF
  • Kitching, I., R. Rougerie, A. Zwick, C. Hamilton, R. St Laurent, S. Naumann, L. Ballesteros Mejia, A. Kawahara, 2018. A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 36.9m; p. 237. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Syssphinx raspa
© Alexis White
Syssphinx raspa
© Alexis White
Syssphinx raspa
© Robert Behrstock
Syssphinx raspa
60mm – © Jim Vargo

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone