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Within Vinony's link graph, Smerinthus ocellatus is referenced by 50 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, insect and Carl Linnaeus.
It sits within the topics Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Commons link from Wikidata and Moths described in 1758.
Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilySphingidae
Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidlarva of Compsilura concinnata is endoparasitoid of larva of Smerinthus ocellataAnimal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidlarva of Frontina laeta is endoparasitoid of larva of Smerinthus ocellataAnimal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidlarva of Siphona cristata is endoparasitoid of larva of Smerinthus ocellataFoodplant / open feedercaterpillar of Smerinthus ocellata grazes on live leaf of Malus domesticaFoodplant / open feedercaterpillar of Smerinthus ocellata grazes on live leaf of SalixFoodplant / open feedercaterpillar of Smerinthus ocellata grazes on live leaf of Populus
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Collections
- YPM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Austria, Czechoslovakia, United Kingdom
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Smerinthus
- Image
- Smerinthus ocellatus MHNT Chene.jpg
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- species
- taxon name
- Smerinthus ocellatus
- Commons category
- Smerinthus ocellatus
- Commons gallery
- Smerinthus ocellatus
- taxon common name
- nastrosz półpawik
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- short name
- S. ocellatus
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Encyclopedic overview
Smerinthus ocellatus, the eyed hawk-moth, is a European moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
The eyespots are not visible in resting position, where the forewings cover them. They are displayed when the moth feels threatened, and may startle a potential predator, giving the moth a chance to escape.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Smerinthus ocellatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.