Smerinthus caecus

Northern eyed hawkmoth
Smerinthus caecus mating
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Smerinthus
Species:
S. caecus
Binomial name
Smerinthus caecus

Smerinthus caecus, the northern eyed hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1857.

Description

The wingspan is 50–65 mm.

  • Male dorsal
    Male dorsal
  • Male ventral
    Male ventral

Biology

Adults are on wing from end May/June to early July in one generation. There might be a partial second generation in August if the first adults emerge in May or early June.

The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link‍]


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