Smerinthulus perversa explained

Smerinthulus perversa, the lichenous hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Taiwan, Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Myanmar, south-western and southern China and Thailand.

The wingspan is 62–90 mm.

Subspecies

• Smerinthulus perversa perversa (Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Myanmar, south-western China and Thailand)^[1]
• Smerinthulus perversa flavomaculatus Inoue, 1990 (Taiwan)^[2]
• Smerinthulus perversa pallidus Mell, 1922 (southern China)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Smerinthulus perversa perversa (Rothschild, 1895) -- Lichenous hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 17, 2018.
2. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Smerinthulus perversa flavomaculatus Inoue, 1990 -- Lichenous hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 17, 2018.
3. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Smerinthulus perversa pallidus Mell, 1922 -- Lichenous hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 17, 2018.