Willowherb hawkmoth

Willowherb hawkmoth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Proserpinus
Species:
P. proserpina
Binomial name
Proserpinus proserpina
(Pallas, 1772)[2]
Synonyms
  • Sphynx proserpina Pallas, 1772
  • Sphinx schieffermilleri Fuessly, 1779
  • Sphinx oenotherae Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Sphinx francofurtana Fabricius, 1781
  • Proserpinus aenotheroides Butler, 1876
  • Proserpinus proserpina attenuata Schultz, 1904
  • Proserpinus proserpina brunnea Geest, 1903
  • Proserpinus proserpina grisea Rebel, 1910
  • Proserpinus proserpina infumata (Closs, 1911)
  • Proserpinus proserpina schmidti Schmidt, 1914
  • Pterogon proserpina gigas Oberthür, 1922
  • Pterogon proserpina japetus Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
  • Pterogon proserpina maxima Grum-Grshimailo, 1887

The willowherb hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina) is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772.

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Proserpinus proserpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T18366A8153516. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18366A8153516.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.