Smerinthus szechuanus

(Smerinthus szechuanus)

Description

Smerinthus szechuanus, the Sichuan eyed hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1938. It is known from Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and Hunan in China.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Sphingidae

Genus:Smerinthus

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