Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio, the tiny hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Uttar Pradesh in India, east through Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar to China (as far north as Anhui), south to Peninsular Malaysia through Vietnam and Thailand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphingonaepiopsis |
| Species: | S. pumilio
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| Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio (Boisduval, [1875])
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The wingspan is 27–31 mm.
Larvae have been recorded on Galium gracile, Oldenlandia and Hedyotis uncinella.
External links
edit- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio (Boisduval, [1875]) -- Tiny hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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