Genus Smerinthus

Classification · Numbers · Works Cited

Twin-Spotted Sphinx Larva - Smerinthus jamaicensis

One-Eyed Sphinx larva 5th instar - Smerinthus cerisyi

Smerinthus jamaicensis Series (3rd - 5th instar and pupae) - Smerinthus jamaicensis

4th instar Smerinthus jamaicensis - Smerinthus jamaicensis

5th instar Smerinthus jamaicensis dark green color morph - Smerinthus jamaicensis

5th instar Smerinthus jamaicensis light green color morph - Smerinthus jamaicensis

Smerinthus jamaicensis pre-pupae - Smerinthus jamaicensis

Smerinthus jamaicensis pupal stages - Smerinthus jamaicensis

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea

Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)

Subfamily Smerinthinae

Tribe Smerinthini

Genus Smerinthus

Numbers

Three species (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 8 May, 2004 - 10:18am

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