Sphinx centrosinaria

Sphinx centrosinaria is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet in southern China.[2]

Sphinx centrosinaria
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S. centrosinaria
Binomial name
Sphinx centrosinaria
Kitching & Jin 1998[1]

The wingspan is about 76 mm. It is very similar in colour and pattern to Sphinx crassistriga, but larger, the forewing is more elongate and apically pointed.

The larvae probably feed on Pinaceae species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphinx centrosinaria Kitching & Jin, 1998". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.


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