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Eyed Hawkmoths
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Eyed Hawkmoths

Smerinthus

Smerinthus is a Holarctic genus of hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Latreille in 1802. Adults have conspicuous eye spots on the hind wings.

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13 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Eyed Hawkmoth

speciesSmerinthus ocellata

Twin-spotted Sphinx

speciesSmerinthus jamaicensis

One-eyed Sphinx

speciesSmerinthus cerisyi

Western Eyed Sphinx

speciesSmerinthus ophthalmica

Drowsy-eyed Sphinx

speciesSmerinthus astarte

Smerinthus caecus

speciesSmerinthus caecus

Oriental Eyed Hawkmoth

speciesSmerinthus planus

Salicet Sphinx

speciesSmerinthus saliceti

southern eyed hawkmoth

speciesSmerinthus kindermannii

Smerinthus tokyonis

speciesSmerinthus tokyonis

Sichuan Eyed Hawkmoth

speciesSmerinthus szechuanus

Smerinthus minor

speciesSmerinthus minor

Smerinthus visinskasi

speciesSmerinthus visinskasi

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