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Genus Smerinthus

One-eyed sphinx moth - Smerinthus ophthalmica - male Smerinthus cerisyi Sphingidae - Sphinx Moths 7822 - Smerinthus cerisyi One-eyed Sphinx - Hodges#7822 - Smerinthus cerisyi Twin-spotted Sphinx - Smerinthus jamaicensis One-Eyed Sphinx Moth - Smerinthus cerisyi - Smerinthus ophthalmica One-eyed Sphinx - Smerinthus astarte Smerinthus jamaicensis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
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
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 8 May, 2004 - 10:18am

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