Biology:Smerinthulus perversa
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Short description: Species of moth
| Smerinthulus perversa | |
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| Smerinthulus perversa flavomaculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Smerinthulus |
| Species: | S. perversa
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| Binomial name | |
| Smerinthulus perversa (Rothschild, 1895)[1]
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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.
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]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Smerinthulus/perversa.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Smerinthulus perversa perversa (Rothschild, 1895) -- Lichenous hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/s_per.htm. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Smerinthulus perversa flavomaculatus Inoue, 1990 -- Lichenous hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/s_fla.htm. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Smerinthulus perversa pallidus Mell, 1922 -- Lichenous hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/s_pal.htm. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2264523 entry
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