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 
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| 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 -
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.
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