Laothoe populeti | |
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Laothoe populeti male, Armenia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Laothoe |
Species: | L. populeti |
Binomial name | |
Laothoe populeti | |
Synonyms | |
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Laothoe populeti is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from eastern Turkey and Armenia, through north-eastern Iraq, the Iranian plateau and the central Asian republics of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and north-western China. [2]
The wingspan is 70–120 mm. It is similar to Laothoe populi , but with no violet tint to the grey pigmentation, which is itself paler and faintly pinkish orange. There are individuals with a reddish tone (known as form vera).
There are probably two generations per year. Adults have been recorded from April to May and again from July to August.
Laothoe populi, the poplar hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East and is one of the most common members of the family in the region. It is distinctive due to its habit of resting with its hindwings held further forward than the forewings.
Lintneria eremitus, the hermit sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is found in the temperate areas of the eastern United States, north into southern Canada over the Great Plains. It prefers gardens and yards, but is common wherever the nectar and larval host plants are found. This moth is easily confused with the Canadian sphinx but these two moths do not typically co-occur.
Laothoe amurensis, the aspen hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta, the maile pilau hornworm or burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Sphingulus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Sphingulus mus, the murine hawkmoth.
Laothoe is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first distinguished by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.
Hyles zygophylli, the bean-caper hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1808. It is found in western and eastern Turkey, Armenia, eastern Transcaucasia, Daghestan, northern Syria, northern Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and northern Afghanistan. It is also found from western, northern and central Xinjiang province east to Shaanxi province and north to Mongolia. There is one record of a vagrant from Croatia.
Laothoe habeli is a moth of the family Sphingidae found in China. In Shaanxi, it is found at elevations between 1,500 and 1,900 meters; in Sichuan it is found up to 2,400 meters.
Rhagastis mongoliana is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Unzela japix is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon basin. There are also records from Suriname and north-western and south-eastern Venezuela.
Hemaris staudingeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from eastern and central China north to the southern part of the Russian Far East.
Cypoides chinensis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Marumba maackii, the Manchurian hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Russian Far East, north-eastern China, North Korea, South Korea and Hokkaido in northern Japan.
Marumba jankowskii is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1880. It is known from south-eastern Russian Far East, north-eastern China, North Korea, South Korea and Japan.
Laothoe populetorum is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Kyrgyzstan. It is mostly treated as a variety or form of Laothoe populi.
Laothoe austanti, the Maghreb poplar hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1877. It is known from the Atlas Mountains and coastal plains of Morocco, northern Algeria and Tunisia and the neighbouring desert areas. The habitat consists of poplar- and willow-lined streams and rivers.
Laothoe philerema, the Pamir poplar hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Alexander Michailovitsch Djakonov in 1923. It is known from eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and eastern Afghanistan.
Kentrochrysalis consimilis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.
Kentrochrysalis sieversi is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the southern part of the Russian Far East, north-eastern China and South Korea.
Kentrochrysalis streckeri is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.