Smerinthus caecus, the northern eyed hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1857.
Northern eyed hawkmoth | |
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Smerinthus caecus mating | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Smerinthus |
Species: | S. caecus
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Binomial name | |
Smerinthus caecus |
Description
editThe wingspan is 50–65 mm.
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Male dorsal
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Male ventral
Biology
editAdults are on wing from end May/June to early July in one generation. There might be a partial second generation in August if the first adults emerge in May or early June.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Smerinthus caecus Ménétriés, 1857". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.