Sataspes tagalica tagalica  Boisduval, 1875
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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: ​Sphingidae
Subfamily: ​Smerinthinae
​Tribe: Sataspedini
Genus: Sataspes
​Species: tagalica
Subspecies: tagalica

  • Common names: 
  • Distribution: Western and northeastern India, Nepal, Burma/Myanmar, eastern and southern China, Laos and Thailand.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chiang Dao)
  • Additional notes: This species appears to mimic Xylocopa aestuans, a Carpenter Bee.
Sataspes tagalica tagalica image location map.jpg
Image locations
Images of Sataspes tagalica tagalica from Thailand.
Sataspes tagalica tagalica male Chiang Dao March.jpg
Sataspes tagalica tagalica male, Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, March 2021
Sataspes tagalica tagalica female Chiang Dao March.jpg
Sataspes tagalica tagalica female, Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, March 2021
References: ​
Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic​