Barbourion

Barbourion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Barbourion
Clark, 1934
Species: B. lemaii
Binomial name
Barbourion lemaii
(Le Moult, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
  • Callambulyx lemaii Le Moult, 1933

Barbourion is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing only one species, Barbourion lemaii, which is known from south-western China (Yunnan), northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.[2]

Adults have been recorded in March and August above 2,000 meters altitude in Thailand.

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Barbourion
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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