Smerinthulus perversa
Smerinthulus perversa, the lichenous hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Taiwan, Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Myanmar, south-western and southern China and Thailand.
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Smerinthulus perversa flavomaculatus | |
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The wingspan is 62–90 mm. It is similar to Smerinthulus dohrni but there is a blackish shadowy postdiscal band on the hindwing upperside.
Subspecies
- Smerinthulus perversa perversa (Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Myanmar, south-western China and Thailand)[2]
- Smerinthulus perversa flavomaculatus Inoue, 1990 (Taiwan)[3]
- Smerinthulus perversa pallidus Mell, 1922 (southern China)[4]
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References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Smerinthulus perversa perversa (Rothschild, 1895) -- Lichenous hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Smerinthulus perversa flavomaculatus Inoue, 1990 -- Lichenous hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Smerinthulus perversa pallidus Mell, 1922 -- Lichenous hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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