Mimas christophi

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Mimas christophi
Mimas christophi MHNT CUT 2010 0 1983 Gora Hakone Kanagawa Japan male dorsal.jpg
Male, dorsal view
Mimas christophi MHNT CUT 2010 0 1983 Gora Hakone Kanagawa Japan male ventral.jpg
Male, ventral view
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Mimas
Species:
M. christophi
Binomial name
Mimas christophi
(Staudinger, 1887) [1]
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus christophiStaudinger, 1887
  • Mimas christophi pseudotypicaO. Bang-Haas, 1936
  • Smerinthus christophi alniBartel, 1900

Mimas christophi, the alder hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is known from the Russian Far East, north-eastern China, South Korea and northern and central Japan. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 59–77 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing from late May to late August in Korea.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Alnus hirsute , Tilia , Acer , Ulmus , Salix and Betula in Primorskiy Kray in Russia and Alnus japonica , Quercus dentata , Ulmus davidiana var. japonica and Tilia amurensis in Korea.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Mimas christophi (Staudinger, 1887) -- Alder hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.