Smerinthus kindermannii

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Smerinthus kindermannii
Smerinthus kindermannii kindermannii MHNT CUT 2010 391, Chateau Ksara Liban, male dorsal.jpg
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Smerinthus kindermannii kindermannii MHNT CUT 2010 391, Chateau Ksara Liban, male ventral.jpg
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Smerinthus
Species:
S. kindermannii
Binomial name
Smerinthus kindermannii
Lederer, 1857
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus kindermanni var. orbataGrum-Grshimailo, 1890
  • Smerinthus kindermannii var. obsoletaStaudinger, 1901
  • Smerinthus kindermannii obscura(Closs, 1917)
  • Smerinthus kindermannii meridionalisGehlen, 1931

Smerinthus kindermannii, the southern eyed hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the central Palaearctic Region, from Turkey, Cyprus and Lebanon, east through Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and northern Pakistan to Kashmir. From there, north and north-east through Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, to north-western China (Xinjiang, Ningxia, Gansu). It has also been reported from Israel and Kuwait.

The wingspan is 70–80 mm. On higher altitudes and in northern Iran and northern Turkey adults are on wing from May to June in one generation. In Lebanon, adults are on wing from early June to mid-September in two generations. In central Asia there are three generations, with adults on wing in March/April, May/June and August/September. In Xinjiang in China there are mostly two generations with adults on wing in May and July/August. In years with a cold end of the spring season, there is only one generation with adults on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species.

Subspecies


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