Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 465733

Observation date: July 31, 2008
Data source: Dwaine Wagoner
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner (Dwaine Wagoner)
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: September 24, 2009
Coordinator notes: formerly considered Hemaris senta; moved to Hemaris thetis as per Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 63(2), 2009, 100-109. Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) (Sphingidae) is a Distinct Species. by B. Christian Schmidt. [study based on DNA and genitalia]. Hemaris thetis also includes (subsumes) the species previously recognized as Hemaris senta (Rocky Mountain Clearwing).
Checklist region(s): Natrona County, Wyoming, United States