Smerinthus tokyonis

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Smerinthus tokyonis
Smerinthus tokyonis MHNT CUT 2010 0 391 Susa, Sada, Shimane, Japan dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Smerinthus tokyonis MHNT CUT 2010 0 391 Susa, Sada, Shimane, Japan ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Smerinthus
Species:
S. tokyonis
Binomial name
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]

Adults have been recorded in June.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
  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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