Smerinthus caecus

Smerinthus caecus, the northern eyed hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1857.

Northern eyed hawkmoth
Smerinthus caecus mating
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Smerinthus
Species:	S. caecus
Binomial name
Smerinthus caecus Ménétriés, 1857[1]

Description

The wingspan is 50–65 mm.

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  Male dorsal
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  Male ventral

Biology

Adults are on wing from end May/June to early July in one generation. There might be a partial second generation in August if the first adults emerge in May or early June.

The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species.