| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Authors: | B. C. Schmidt |
| Journal: | Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society |
| Volume: | 63 |
| Start Page: | 100 |
| Pagination: | 100-109 |
| Date Published: | 2009 |
| Other Numbers: | Papyrus 8120 |
| Keywords: | BARCODING, CANADA, CATALOGUE, COI, FEMALE GENITALIA, FOODPLANT, HEMARIS, IMMATURE STAGES, MALE GENITALIA, SPHINGIDAE, USA, WORLDMAP1 |
| Abstract: | "Western North American populations previously treated as Hemaris diffinis (Boisduval) are shown to be a distinct species, Hemaris thetis (Boisduval), based on differences in habitus, genitalic morphology, mtDNA sequence variation and larval phenotype. Both species occur in strict sympatry at several localities in western Alberta without evidence of intergradation. Hemaris senta is a colour variant of H. thetis, and synonomized under the latter. Adults and diagnostic characters are illustrated, and the synonomy of H. diffinis is revised." |
| URL: | https://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/2000s/2009/2009-63-2-100.pdf |