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.
| 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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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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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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