| Smerinthus ocellata | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
TL: [Europe]
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Orchards
- Parks
- River-bank scrub
Similar species
70 - 95 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyLišaj paví oko 
DanskAftenpåfugleøje 
DeutschAbendpfauenauge 
Eesti keelSilmiksuru 
EnglishEyed Hawk-moth EnglishEyed Hawkmoth 
EspañolEsfinge Ocelada 
FrançaisSphinx demi-paon 
LietuviųAkiuotasis sfinksas 
MagyarEsti pávaszem 
NederlandsPauwoogpijlstaart 
NorskKveldpåfugløye 
PolskiNastrosz półpawik 
SlovenčinaLišaj pávooký 
SuomeksiSinisilmäkiitäjä 
SvenskaVidesvärmare 
РусскийБражник глазчатый 
УкраїнськаБражник очкастий 
ქართულიფრთახალა სფინქსი
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Adoxaceae Viburnum Viburnum Betulaceae Alnus glutinosa Black Alder Betulaceae Betula pendula Silver Birch Malvaceae Tilia Lime Oleaceae Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet Rosaceae Malus domestica Apple tree Rosaceae Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Rosaceae Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry Rosaceae Prunus laurocerasus Cherry laurel Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus persica Peach Rosaceae Pyrus communis European Pear Salicaceae Populus alba White Poplar Salicaceae Populus canadensis Canadian poplar Salicaceae Populus nigra Black Poplar Salicaceae Populus tremula Common Aspen Salicaceae Salix alba White Willow Salicaceae Salix aurita Eared Willow Salicaceae Salix babylonica Babylon Willow Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Salicaceae Salix cinerea Grey Willow Salicaceae Salix fragilis Crack willow Salicaceae Salix purpurea Purple Willow Salicaceae Salix repens Creeping Willow Salicaceae Salix triandra Almond Willow Salicaceae Salix viminalis Common Osier
PDO error
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Smerinthus ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758 Smerinthus cinerascens Staudinger, 1879
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic Tony Pittaway Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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