Smerinthus ophthalmica,<br>Cerisyi's Sphinx
Smerinthus ophthalmica
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Boisduval, 1855
Smerinthus ophthalmica, Parksville, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada,
May 25, 2009, courtesy of Ben and April.
Smerinthus ophthalmica, Parksville, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada,
May 25, 2009, courtesy of Ben and April.
Ben and April write, "Was in the garden today and found this little baby sitting on my clematis
plant. He is absolutely beautiful. In attempting to identify him I found
your site and thought I would share it with you. Coming from Parksville,
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada."
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Bill. I am building a data base of collecting data so please send
species, date and location of any Sphingidae sightings to
Bill Oehlke.
TAXONOMY:
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus: Smerinthus Latreille, 1802........
Species: ophthalmica Boisduval, 1855
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