Smerinthus tokyonis

Smerinthus tokyonis, the Japanese eyed hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1921. It is known from Honshu and Shikoku in Japan.[3]

Smerinthus tokyonis
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Smerinthus
Species:
S. tokyonis
Binomial name
Smerinthus tokyonis

Adults have been recorded in June.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Smerinthus tokyonis Matsumura, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Smerinthus tokyonis Matsumura, 1921 -- Japanese eyed hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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