Smerinthus jamaicensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Smerinthini
Genus: Smerinthus
Species: Smerinthus jamaicensis

Name

Smerinthus jamaicensis (Drury, 1773)

Synonymy

• Sphinx jamaicensis Drury, 1773
• Smerinthus jamaicensis (Drury):
• Smerinthus jamaicensis gamma Cockerell, 1925
  • Type locality: United States: Colorado, Boulder.
    • Holotype: USNM. male ♂. 27.V.1924. legit T.D.A. Cockerell.

References

Primary references

• Cockerell, T.D.A. 1925. A new form of Smerinthus (Lep. Sphingidae). The Entomologist 58: 37–38.

Vernacular names

• English: Twin-spotted sphinx