Sphinx formosana

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Sphinx formosana
Sphinx formosana MHNT CUT 2010 0 317 Yilan County, Taiwan, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
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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: Sphinx
Species:
S. formosana
Binomial name
Sphinx formosana
Riotte, 1970 [1]

Sphinx formosana is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the northern central mountains of Taiwan. [2]

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphinx formosana Riotte, 1970". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.