Euproserpinus

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Euproserpinus
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Euproserpinus phaeton
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subtribe: Macroglossina
Genus: Euproserpinus
Grote & Robinson, 1865

Euproserpinus is a genus of sphinx moth in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Herbert C. Robinson in 1865. [1]

Species

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Euproserpinus Grote & Robinson, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 4, 2018.