Sphinx oberthueri

Sphinx oberthueri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from central and south-western China to northern Thailand.[2]

Sphinx oberthueri
Sphinx oberthueri in Seitz
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Sphinx
Species:
S. oberthueri
Binomial name
Sphinx oberthueri
Synonyms
  • Hyloicus oberthueri Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Sphinx jordani Mell, 1922
  • Sphinx thailandica Inoue, 1991

The larvae feed on Pinus massoniana in Yunnan.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.


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