Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 432857

Observation date: June 28, 2008
Data source: Dave Nunnallee
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dave Nunnallee)
Specimen type: Sighting
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dave Nunnallee)
Verified date: October 02, 2008
Coordinator notes: formerly considered Hemaris diffinis; moved to Hemaris thetis as per Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 63(2), 2009, 100-109. Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) (Sphingidae) is a Distict Species. by B. Christian Schmidt. [study based on DNA and genitalia].
Checklist region(s): United States, Washington, Columbia County