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Taxonomy of Genus Smerinthus Latreille, 1802
Eyed Hawkmoths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
14
1019
18314
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
449
7314
Genera
Species
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
81
1806
Genera
Species
TribeSmerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
59
1402
Genera
Species
GenusSmerinthus
Latreille, 1802
Eyed Hawkmoths
115Species
Subnodes of Smerinthus Latreille, 1802
SpeciesSmerinthus aestivalis Austaut, 1890
SpeciesSmerinthus albescens Tutt, 1902
SpeciesSmerinthus alticola Clark, 1922
SpeciesSmerinthus amurensis Staudinger, 1879
SpeciesSmerinthus argus Walker, 1856  ⇒ Smerinthus planus
Oriental Eyed Hawkmoth
SpeciesSmerinthus astarte Kirby, 1837  ⇒ Smerinthus ophthalmicus
One-eyed Sphinx
SpeciesSmerinthus atlanticus Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Smerinthus ocellata
Eyed Hawk-Moth
3Subspecies
SpeciesSmerinthus biocellata Lempke, 1959
SpeciesSmerinthus borealis Clark, 1929  ⇒ Smerinthus cerisyi
SpeciesSmerinthus borkhauseni Bartel, 1900
SpeciesSmerinthus brunnescens Lempke, 1959
SpeciesSmerinthus caeca Tutt, 1902
SpeciesSmerinthus caecus Ménétriés, 1857
Northern Eyed Hawkmoth
SpeciesSmerinthus caerulocellata Lempke, 1959
SpeciesSmerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837
Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth, One-eyed Sphinx, Willow sphinx
5Subspecies
SpeciesSmerinthus cerysii Smith, 1888
SpeciesSmerinthus chosensis Matsumura, 1931
SpeciesSmerinthus cinerascens Staudinger, 1879  ⇒ Smerinthus ocellatus ocellatus
SpeciesSmerinthus clarissimus Mell, 1922
SpeciesSmerinthus clarkii Franck., 1913  ⇒ Smerinthus jamaicensis
SpeciesSmerinthus cristophori
SpeciesSmerinthus decoratus Moore, 1872  ⇒ Morwennius decoratus
SpeciesSmerinthus deroseata Lempke, 1959
SpeciesSmerinthus diluta Closs, 1917
SpeciesSmerinthus distinctus Mell, 1922
SpeciesSmerinthus excaecatus Smith & Abbot sensu Lintner, 1864
SpeciesSmerinthus flavescens Neumoegen, 1930
SpeciesSmerinthus flavitincta Nixon., 1912  ⇒ Smerinthus jamaicensis
SpeciesSmerinthus gamma Cockerell, 1925  ⇒ Smerinthus jamaicensis
SpeciesSmerinthus gehleni Eitschberger & Lukhtanov, 1996
SpeciesSmerinthus geminatus Drury, 1773  ⇒ Smerinthus saliceti
Twin-spotted Sphinx
SpeciesSmerinthus geninatus Walker, 1856
SpeciesSmerinthus grisea Closs, 1917
SpeciesSmerinthus hamatus Dewitz, 1879
SpeciesSmerinthus hybridus
SpeciesSmerinthus iliensis Eitschberger & Lukhtanov, 1996
SpeciesSmerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773
Twin Spot Sphinx, Twin Spotted Sphinx, Twin-spot Sphinx
SpeciesSmerinthus jünnanus
SpeciesSmerinthus juennanus Mell, 1922
SpeciesSmerinthus kainiti Knop., 1937
SpeciesSmerinthus kindermanni Lederer, 1853
3Subspecies
SpeciesSmerinthus kindermannii Lederer, 1853
6Subspecies
SpeciesSmerinthus kuangtungensis Mell, 1922
SpeciesSmerinthus litulinea Zhu & Wang, 1997
SpeciesSmerinthus meander Boisduval, 1875
SpeciesSmerinthus meridionalis Gehlen., 1931
SpeciesSmerinthus minor Mell, 1937
Lesser Eyed Hawkmoth
SpeciesSmerinthus monochromica Cockayne, 1953
SpeciesSmerinthus myops Butler, 1877
SpeciesSmerinthus nigrescens Clark, 1919  ⇒ Smerinthus cerisyi
SpeciesSmerinthus numosae Wallengren, 1860  ⇒ Rufoclanis numosae
SpeciesSmerinthus obscura Closs, 1917
SpeciesSmerinthus obsoleta Staudinger, 1901
SpeciesSmerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758
Eyed Hawk-moth, Eyed Hawkmoth
5Subspecies
SpeciesSmerinthus ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Smerinthus ocellata
Eyed hawk moth, Eyed Hawk-Moth
3Subspecies
SpeciesSmerinthus ollioryi Oberthür, 1920
SpeciesSmerinthus ollivryi Oberthür, 1920
SpeciesSmerinthus ophthalmica Boisduval, 1855  ⇒ Smerinthus ophthalmicus
SpeciesSmerinthus ophthalmicus Kirby, 1837
One-eyed Sphinx
SpeciesSmerinthus opthalmica Boisduval, 1855
SpeciesSmerinthus orbata Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1890
SpeciesSmerinthus pallida Tutt, 1902
SpeciesSmerinthus pallidulus Edwards, 1876  ⇒ Smerinthus cerisyi
SpeciesSmerinthus parvocellata Lempke, 1959
SpeciesSmerinthus parvovellata Lempke, 1959
SpeciesSmerinthus planus Walker, 1856
Cherry horn worm, Oriental Eyed Hawkmoth
4Subspecies
SpeciesSmerinthus populi Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesSmerinthus protai Speidel, 1981  ⇒ Smerinthus ocellatus atlanticus
SpeciesSmerinthus quercus Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
SpeciesSmerinthus reducta Schnaider., 1950
SpeciesSmerinthus rosea Bartel, 1900
SpeciesSmerinthus roseotincta Reuter, 1935
SpeciesSmerinthus rufescens Lempke, 1959
SpeciesSmerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875
Salicet Sphinx, Unidentified Smerinthus Moth
SpeciesSmerinthus salicis Hübner, 1805
SpeciesSmerinthus salius Hoffmann, 1893
SpeciesSmerinthus semipavo Retzius, 1783
SpeciesSmerinthus szechuanus Clark, 1938
SpeciesSmerinthus tiliae Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Mimas tiliae
Lime Hawk-moth
SpeciesSmerinthus tokyonis Matsumura, 1921
SpeciesSmerinthus tripartitus Grote, 1886  ⇒ Smerinthus jamaicensis
SpeciesSmerinthus unicolor Matsumura, 1931
SpeciesSmerinthus uniformis Lempke, 1959
SpeciesSmerinthus vancouverensis Kirby, 1837  ⇒ Smerinthus ophthalmicus
One-eyed Sphinx
SpeciesSmerinthus viridiocellata Lempke, 1959
SpeciesSmerinthus visinskasi Zolotuhin & Saldaitis, 2009

Synonyms
Bebroptera (Sodoffsky, 1837)
Bellia (Tutt, 1902)
Bellinca (Strand, 1943)
Beproptera (Neave, 1939)
Copiosmerinthus (Kirby, 1892)
Copismerinthus (Grote, 1886)
Daddia (Tutt, 1902)
Dilina (Dalman, 1816)
Eusmerinthus (Grote, 1877)
Merinthus (Meigen, 1830)
Nicholsonia (Tutt, 1902)
Niia (Strand, 1943)
Smerynthus (Cantener, 1833)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Smerinthus
EnglishEyed Hawkmoths


Distribution of Smerinthus Latreille, 1802
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Niue, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds, Much Wenlock Limestone Formation


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