Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 486914

Observation date: May 19, 2007
Data source: Jason Martineau
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jason Martineau)
Specimen type: Photograph
Collection location: Personal collection of Jason Martineau
Observation notes: Specific locale data taken from Google Earth (projection?).; original latitude/longitude as entered= 44°37'01.53" / 107°04'36.69"
Status: Resident
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: August 04, 2010
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): United States, Wyoming, Sheridan County