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]
Smerinthus tokyonis | |
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Male dorsal | |
Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Smerinthus |
Species: | S. tokyonis
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Binomial name | |
Smerinthus tokyonis |
Adults have been recorded in June.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ 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.