Sataspes infernalis

Sataspes infernalis
Sataspes infernalis Dorsal male
Sataspes infernalis Ventral male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Sataspes
Species: S. infernalis
Binomial name
Sataspes infernalis
(Westwood, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia infernalis Westwood, 1847
  • Sataspes uniformis Butler, 1875

Sataspes infernalis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-western and north-eastern India, Bangladesh, northern Myanmar and northern Thailand.

The thorax upperside is yellow, except for a black, ill-defined, transverse band. Sometimes, the centre of the thorax is more or less black.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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