Asteroscopus sphinx (Hufnagel, 1766)
(Sprawler)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAsteroscopus sphinx (Sprawler)
SubfamilyCUCULLINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Asteroscopus sphinx (Sprawler) :
1: Asteroscopus sphinx (Sprawler)
12 Nov 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
At 1am on 12th Nov, at lighted window . Photos: Imago
Image 1: Adult - dorsalImage 2: Adult - dorsal (2)Image 3: Adult - ventralImage 4: Adult - ventral - obliqueImage 5: Adult - ventral - forelegs - magnifiedImage 6: Adult - ventral - forelegs - magnified (2)
2: Asteroscopus sphinx (Sprawler)
1 May 2002 OSGR: SP50 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Caterpillar on Elm . Photos: Caterpillar
Image 1: Larva - side viewImage 2: Larva - side view (2)Image 3: Larva - side view (3)

Asteroscopus sphinx (Sprawler) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Asteroscopus sphinx (Sprawler)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Asteroscopus sphinx (Sprawler)
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