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Eyed Hawk-moth

Smerinthus ocellata

Classification

Class
Insecta

Smerinthus ocellatus, the eyed hawk-moth, is a European moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The eyespots are not visible in resting position, where the forewings cover them.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 658Germany · 547Netherlands · 241France · 202Spain · 181Switzerland · 107Italy · 53Belgium · 28Luxembourg · 2