Sphingonaepiopsis asiatica

Sphingonaepiopsis asiatica, the Kopet hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Tomáš Melichar and Michal Řezáč in 2013. It is found in the Kopet-Dagh Mountains, along the border of northern Iran and southern Turkmenistan.

Kopet hawkmoth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphingonaepiopsis
Species:
S. asiatica
Binomial name
Sphingonaepiopsis asiatica
Melichar & Řezáč, 2013

The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-April to early June.[1]

References

  1. Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Sphingonaepiopsis asiatica Melichar & Řezáč, 2013". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.


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