Cypoides Parachinensis
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''Cypoides'' is a genus of
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...
. The genus was erected by
Shōnen Matsumura was a Japanese entomologist. Born in Akashi, Hyōgo, Dr. Shōnen Matsumura established Japan's first course on entomology at Hokkaido University. The courses were both applied (on insects of importance in forestry and agriculture) and theoreti ...
in 1921.


Species

*'' Cypoides chinensis'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *'' Cypoides parachinensis'' Brechlin, 2009


References

Smerinthini Sphingidae genera Taxa named by Shōnen Matsumura {{Smerinthini-stub