''Mimas'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the family
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) 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, ...
first described by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819.
Species
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Mimas christophi''
(Staudinger 1887)
*''
Mimas tiliae''
(Linnaeus 1758)
Gallery
Mimas christophi MHNT CUT 2010 0 1983 Gora Hakone Kanagawa Japan male.jpg, '' Mimas christophi''
Mimas tiliae MHNT male.jpg, '' Mimas tiliae''
References
{{Taxonbar , from=Q14846935
Moth genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
Smerinthinae