Smerinthus cerisyi,<br>Cerisyi's Sphinx

Smerinthus cerisyi
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Kirby, 1837
One-eyed Sphinx or Cerisy's Sphinx

Smerinthus cerisyi, Bailey's Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin,
June 6, 2001, courtesy of Janice Stiefel.

Smerinthus cerisyi, Bailey's Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin,
July 19, 1997, courtesy of Janice Stiefel.

This site has been created by Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill. I am building a data base of collecting data so please send species, date and location of any Sphingidae sightings to Bill Oehlke.

TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus: Smerinthus Latreille, 1802........
Species: cerisyi Kirby, 1837

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