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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Smerinthus |
| Species: | S. tokyonis |
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| Smerinthus tokyonis | |
Adults have been recorded in June.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- Savela, Markku. "Smerinthus tokyonis Matsumura, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- 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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