Sphinx caligineus

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Sphinx caligineus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species:
S. caligineus
Binomial name
Sphinx caligineus
(Butler, 1877) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hyloicus caligineusButler, 1877
  • Hyloicus caligineus sinicusRothschild & Jordan, 1903

Sphinx caligineus, the Chinese pine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Japan, north-eastern, eastern, central and southern China, South Korea, northern Thailand and southern Vietnam.

The wingspan is 55–76 mm.

The larvae feed on Pinus tabulaeformis to the west and north of Beijing, as well as the ornamental Pinus armandii . In Guangdong, larvae have been recorded on Pinus massoniana . Other recorded food plants include Pinus elliottii and Pinus taeda .

Subspecies

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References

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  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphinx caligineus caligineus (Butler, 1877) -- Chinese Pine hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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  4. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphinx caligineus sinicus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) -- Chinese Pine hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.