Smerinthulus
Encyclopedia
Smerinthulus is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Smerinthulus designataSmerinthulus designataSmerinthulus designata is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from China....
- Clark, 1928 - Smerinthulus diehliSmerinthulus diehliSmerinthulus diehli is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia .It is similar to Degmaptera olivacea but has pinker hindwings and whitish bands and markings on the forewing....
- Hayes, 1982 - Smerinthulus dohrniSmerinthulus dohrniSmerinthulus dohrni is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Malaysia and Sumatra.It is similar to Smerinthulus perversa but the blackish shadowy postdiscal band on the hindwing upperside is lacking and the large creamy postdiscal patch on the forewing upperside of the male...
- Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 - Smerinthulus myanmarensisSmerinthulus myanmarensisSmerinthulus myanmarensis is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Malaysia and Myanmar.It is similar to Smerinthulus perversa but the blackish shadowy postdiscal band on the hindwing upperside is lacking and the large creamy postdiscal patch on the forewing upperside of the...
- Brechlin, 2000 - Smerinthulus perversaSmerinthulus perversaSmerinthulus perversa is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Taiwan, Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Myanmar, south-western and southern China and Thailand.The wingspan is 62–90 mm...
- (Rothschild, 1895) - Smerinthulus quadripunctatusSmerinthulus quadripunctatusSmerinthulus quadripunctatus is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand and Sundaland.The ground colour of the forewing is dull reddish yellow in the male, darker and more reddish in the female...
- Huwe, 1895 - Smerinthulus wittiSmerinthulus wittiSmerinthulus witti is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Yunnan and Guangxi in China....
- Brechlin, 2000