Sataspes (moth)

Sataspes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1858.[1] They are mimics of carpenter bees.

Sataspes
Sataspes infernalis, type species for the genus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Sataspes
Moore, 1858
Synonyms
  • Myodezia Boisduval, 1875

Species

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Sataspes Moore, [1858]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 20, 2018.


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