Smerinthus
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Evening peacock butterfly ( Smerinthus ocellata ) |
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| Latreille , 1802 |
Smerinthus is a genus within the butterfly family of swarmers (Sphingidae).
features
Most species of the genus have a blue and black colored eye spot on the anal corner of the hind wings. The forewings, which are serrated on the outer edge, have brown or gray marbled patterns. The thorax has a dark brown band on the back. The proboscis has receded. The abdomen bears spiky scales on the back instead of wide scales . The tibiae are not thorned, only in Smerinthus kindermannii , Smerinthus minor and Smerinthus ocellata there is an apical thorn on the front legs. The tibiae of the hind legs have a pair of spurs distally , the pair facing away from the body is absent.
The oval eggs are pale green to yellow in color and sometimes have a red tone on one side.
The caterpillars are green in color and have a rough, finely pustulated body surface. On the side they have yellow or white diagonal stripes. Her head is triangular, the anal horn is straight, erect and granular. They are very similar to the caterpillars of the genus Marumba .
The pupae are shiny dark. They also look very similar to those of the genus Marumba , but they lack the elevations on the front. The antennae sheath is wide in male pupae, the cremaster is curved upwards at the tip and has a small, paired tip and further tips on the sides.
Way of life
The caterpillars feed mainly on shrubs and trees from the families of the willow family (Salicaceae) and rose family (Rosaceae).
Systematics
There are 12 known species from the Holarctic , four of which are found in Europe .
- Smerinthus atlanticus Austaut, 1890
- Smerinthus caecus Menetriks, 1857
- Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837
- Smerinthus jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)
- Smerinthus kindermannii Lederer, 1853
- Smerinthus minor Mell, 1937
- Evening peacock butterfly ( Smerinthus ocellata ) (Linnaeus, 1758) A, CH, D
- Smerinthus planus Walker, 1856
- Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875
- Smerinthus szechuanus (Clark, 1938)
- Smerinthus tokyonis Matsumura, 1921
- Smerinthus visinskasi Zolotuhin & Saldaitis, 2009
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. AR Pittaway, accessed April 26, 2008 .
- ^ Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. AR Pittaway, accessed August 10, 2008 .
- ↑ a b Smerinthus Latreille, 1802.Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory, accessed June 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Smerinthus. Fauna Europaea, accessed April 26, 2008 .
