Kentrochrysalis consimilis

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Kentrochrysalis consimilis
Kentrochrysalis consimilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 486 Nagawamura Nagano Pref. Japan male dorsal.jpg
Kentrochrysalis consimilis
Kentrochrysalis consimilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 486 Nagawamura Nagano Pref. Japan male ventral.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Kentrochrysalis
Species:
K. consimilis
Binomial name
Kentrochrysalis consimilis

Kentrochrysalis consimilis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is known from the southern part of the Russian Far East, eastern China, North Korea, South Korea and central and southern Japan. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 62–72 mm. It is similar to Kentrochrysalis streckeri , but can be distinguished by the less dentate forewing upperside discal lines and the two distinct antemedian lines, ending at the inner margin in a blackish patch that is prolonged basad.

Biology

Adults are on wing from late April to early August in Korea.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ligustrum obtusifolium in Korea.

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References

  1. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Kentrochrysalis consimilis". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Kentrochrysalis consimilis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.