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Sphingidae 890201 – 7879   Proserpinus terlooii Edwards, 1875              Baron Terloo's Sphinx

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Nyctaginaceae.  Host genera: Boerhavia.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: terlooii Edwards, 1875 (Proserpinus) - MONA 1983: 7879 mooseri (Clark, 1937) (Arctonotus) terlootii; (Barnes & Benjamin, 1927) (Arctonotus) missp.; TL: (no type).

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 141; pl. 12.14. order or free PDF Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Proserpinus terlooii Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 192; pl. 3.20.

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