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Smerinthus caecus

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Species of moth

Northern eyed hawkmoth
Smerinthus caecus mating
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Smerinthus
Species: S. caecus
Binomial name
Smerinthus caecus
Ménétriés, 1857

Smerinthus caecus, the northern eyed hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1857.

Description

The wingspan is 50–65 mm.

  • Male dorsal Male dorsal
  • Male ventral Male ventral

Biology

Adults 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.

The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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Taxon identifiers
Smerinthus caecus


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