Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Smerinthinae > Smerinthini > Smerinthulus
Smerinthulus mirabilis (Rothschild, 1894)
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Smerinthulus mirabilis mirabilis
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province No. 4 | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Smerinthulus Huwe, 1895 species known from India
Smerinthulus mirabilis mirabilis (Rothschild, 1894) (Cypa). Himalayas.
Smerinthulus mirabilis mirabilis (Rothschild, 1894) (Cypa). Himalayas.
Smerinthulus perversa perversa (Rothschild, 1895) (Cypa). India: Khasi Hills (Meghalaya), Assam; Nepal.
References:
- OD: Cypa mirabilis Rothschild, 1894. Novit. zool. 1: 664. Type locality: [India, Meghalaya,] Khasia Hills [Khasi Hills].
- Bell, T.R.D & F. B. Scott. 1937. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 5. Taylor & Francis, London. Sphingidae 537pp - 1 folding map - 15 pl. Pg. 224, # 62 as Degmaptera mirabilis.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1993. Moths of Nepal. Part 2. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 3). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.pg. 146, Pl. 63/3 as Degmaptera mirabilis.
- Sravani, V. L. P. 2020. Taxonomic studies on hawk moths belonging to the family Sphingidae (Lepidoptera), pp. 1-165. Thesis submitted to ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
- https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/853
- https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/d_mir.htm
Note: Generic classification confirmed from the Global Bombycoidaea checklist (2018).
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Anonymous. 2022. Smerinthulus mirabilis (Rothschild, 1894) . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/358309/Smerinthulus-mirabilis
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