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Sphinx crassistriga

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Sphinx crassistriga

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Sphinx

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Sphinx morio, Sphinx dollii, Sphinx libocedrus, Sphinx franckii, Sphinx canadensis

Sphinx crassistriga is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Japan.

The length of the forewings is about 38 mm. The upperside of the body is pale brown, while the underside of the body is cinnamon brown. The forewing upperside is wood brown with brownish black markings and the underside of both wings is somewhat greyish brown. The hindwing upperside is brown.

Subspecies

  • Sphinx crassistriga crassistriga (Honshu in Japan)
  • Sphinx crassistriga aino Kishida, 1990 (Hokkaido in Japan)
  • References

    Sphinx crassistriga Wikipedia