Smerinthulus perversa

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Smerinthulus perversa		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Smerinthulus Rank Species

Smerinthulus perversa is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Taiwan, Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Myanmar, south-western and southern China and Thailand.

The wingspan is 62–90 mm. It is similar to Smerinthulus dohrni but there is a blackish shadowy postdiscal band on the hindwing upperside.

Subspecies

Smerinthulus perversa perversa (Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Myanmar, south-western China and Thailand)

Smerinthulus perversa flavomaculatus Inoue, 1990 (Taiwan)

Smerinthulus perversa pallidus Mell, 1922 (southern China)

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