Smerinthus ophthalmica

Smerinthus ophthalmica
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Boisduval, 1855

Smerinthus ophthalmica, View Royal, British Columbia,
August 1, 2010, courtesy of Lauren, David and Rick Van Acken.

Smerinthus ophthalmica, View Royal, British Columbia,
August 1, 2010, courtesy of Lauren, David and Rick Van Acken.

Smerinthus ophthalmica, View Royal, British Columbia,
August 1, 2010, courtesy of Lauren, David and Rick Van Acken.

Smerinthus ophthalmica, View Royal, British Columbia,
August 1, 2010, courtesy of Lauren, David and Rick Van Acken.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus: Smerinthus Latreille, 1802........

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