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Smerinthus kindermannii, the southern eyed hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the central Palaearctic Region, from Turkey, Cyprus and Lebanon, east through Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and northern Pakistan to Kashmir. From there, north and north-east through Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, to north-western China (Xinjiang, Ningxia, Gansu). It has also been reported from Israel and Kuwait.
The wingspan is 70–80 mm.
The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species.
Subspecies
- Smerinthus kindermannii kindermannii
- Smerinthus kindermannii gehleni Eitschberger & Lukhtanov, 1996 (India)
- Smerinthus kindermannii iliensis Eitschberger & Lukhtanov, 1996 (Kazakhstan)
- Smerinthus kindermannii obsoleta Staudinger, 1901 (China)
- Smerinthus kindermannii orbata Grum-Grshimailo, 1890 (Uzbekistan)
External links
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Smerinthus kindermannii Lederer, 1853 -- Southern eyed hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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