Smerinthus

Smerinthus
Smerinthus ocellatus, type species for the genus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Smerinthus
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms
  • Bebroptera Sodoffsky, 1837
  • Bellia Tutt, 1902
  • Bellinca Strand, 1943
  • Copismerinthus Grote, 1892
  • Daddia Tutt, 1902
  • Dilina Dalman, 1816
  • Eusmerinthus Grote, 1877
  • Merinthus Meigen, 1830
  • Nicholsonia Tutt, 1902
  • Niia Strand, 1943

Smerinthus is a Holarctic genus of hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Adults have conspicuous eyespots on the hindwings.

The pattern and coloration of the forewing typically resembles dried leaves rather than tree bark as in many other sphinx moths. While larvae feed on a variety of host plants, adults have reduced or absent mouthparts and do not feed at all.

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