Smerinthulus quadripunctatus
| Smerinthulus quadripunctatus | |
|---|---|
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| Smerinthulus quadripunctatus. Borneo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Smerinthulus |
| Species: | S. quadripunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Smerinthulus quadripunctatus Huwe, 1895[1] | |
Smerinthulus 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. There is a dark discal spot and a series of fine, irregular dark fasciae.[2]
Subspecies
- Smerinthulus quadripunctatus quadripunctatus (Sundaland)
- Smerinthulus quadripunctatus cottoni Cadiou & Kitching, 1990 (Thailand)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "The Moths of Borneo". Arbec.com.my. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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