SMERINTHULUS PERVERSA PALLIDUS Mell, 1922

Male Smerinthulus perversa pallidus. Photo: © BMNH.

TAXONOMY

Smerinthulus pallidus Mell, 1922, Dt. ent. Z. 1922: 116. Type locality: China, north Kuangtung [Guangdong], montane forest.


ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION


ADULT BIOLOGY


FLIGHT-TIME

China: x (Guangdong).


EARLY STAGES

OVUM:

LARVA:


Full-grown larva of Smerinthulus perversa pallidus. Image: Mell, 1922b Full-grown larva of Smerinthulus perversa pallidus. Photo: Mell, 1922b

PUPA:


Pupa of Smerinthulus perversa pallidus. Image: Mell, 1922b Pupa of Smerinthulus perversa pallidus. Image: Mell, 1922b

Larval hostplants.


PARASITOIDS


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

China: Guangdong (Shaoguan).


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Endemic to southern China.


Global distribution of Smerinthulus perversa pallidus. Map: © BMNH.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION


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