Smerinthus minor
| Smerinthus minor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Smerinthus |
| Species: | S. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Smerinthus minor Mell, 1937[1] | |
The Lesser Eyed Hawkmoth (Smerinthus minor) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.[2] It was described by Mell in 1937. It is a montane species found from the Taibai Shan area, western Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi, China eastwards along the Qinling to southern Shanxi and then north to just west of Beijing. It has also been recorded from the Miaofeng Mountains near Beijing and the Wuling Mountains in Hunan.[3]
The wingspan is 70–80 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from early June to early July.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "''Smerinthus'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.