Smerinthus ocellata ocellata

Smerinthus ocellata ocellata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae

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

Smerinthus ocellata ocellata — (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionSmerinthus ocellatus, Wikipedia contributors

Smerinthus ocellata ocellata

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