Willowherb hawkmoth

Willowherb hawkmoth
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Proserpinus
Species:
P. proserpina
Binomial name
Proserpinus proserpina
(Pallas, 1772)
Synonyms
  • Sphynx proserpina Pallas, 1772
  • Sphinx schieffermilleri Fuessly, 1779
  • Sphinx oenotherae Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Sphinx francofurtana Fabricius, 1781
  • Proserpinus aenotheroides Butler, 1876
  • Proserpinus proserpina attenuata Schultz, 1904
  • Proserpinus proserpina brunnea Geest, 1903
  • Proserpinus proserpina grisea Rebel, 1910
  • Proserpinus proserpina infumata (Closs, 1911)
  • Proserpinus proserpina schmidti Schmidt, 1914
  • Pterogon proserpina gigas Oberthür, 1922
  • Pterogon proserpina japetus Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
  • Pterogon proserpina maxima Grum-Grshimailo, 1887

The willowherb hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina) is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772.