Sphecodina

Blanchard, 1840

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Sphecodina abbottii(Abbott's sphinx)

Sphecodina is a of hawk moths (Sphingidae) established by Émile Blanchard in 1840. The genus contains at least two recognized : Sphecodina abbottii and Sphecodina caudata. These occur in the Palearctic and Nearctic regions, with records from Russia's Far East and North America.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Sphecodina: //sfɛkoʊˈdaɪnə//

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Distribution

Russia (Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai); North America (Vermont, United States). The Russian locality in Khingan Nature Reserve represents the northwesternmost known occurrence of S. caudata in the country.

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Taxonomic note

The iNaturalist database lists 'Sphecodina' as a subtribe within Halictidae (Hymenoptera), but this appears to be a separate or database error. The Sphecodina Blanchard, 1840 (Sphingidae) is the accepted usage in lepidopteran .