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Sphingidae
890124.1 – 7813.1   Sphinx vanbuskirki Haxaire, 2020

© Maury Heiman
Distribution: Southcentral Texas.
Holotype: NW Bexar Co., TX.
Similar Species:
  • 7813 Sphinx dollii is found west of Texas.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Sphinx vanbuskirki Haxaire, 2020
Taxonomic Notes: Sphinx vanbuskirki Haxaire, 2020, n. sp., European Entomologist, 12(1): 21-36.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB1640
  • 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.
  • Kitching, I.J., 2019. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory, species page
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Sphinx vanbuskirki
© Ann Hendrickson
Sphinx vanbuskirki
© Ron Votaw
Sphinx vanbuskirki
DNA - LG – © CBG Photography Group
Sphinx vanbuskirki
© Ann Hendrickson LG
~35mm
Sphinx vanbuskirki
© Ann Hendrickson LG
hatchling and egg
Sphinx vanbuskirki
© Ann Hendrickson LG
2nd instar
Sphinx vanbuskirki
© Ann Hendrickson LG
3rd instar
Sphinx vanbuskirki
© Ann Hendrickson LG
4th instar
Sphinx vanbuskirki
© Ann Hendrickson LG
5th instar
Sphinx vanbuskirki
© Lisa Reid LG


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