Larch hawk moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Sphinx |
Species: | S. morio |
Binomial name | |
Sphinx morio | |
Synonyms | |
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Sphinx morio, the larch hawk moth or Asian pine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. [2] It is found in Russia, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and China.
The wingspan is 60–80 mm.
The larvae feed on Picea (including Picea asperata and Picea jezoensis ), Larix (including Larix kaempferi , Larix sibirica , and Larix gmelinii var. olgensis), Pinus (including Pinus sibirica , Pinus sylvestris , Pinus koraiensis , Pinus densiflora , Pinus thunbergii and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) and Abies species (including Abies fabri ). In the Altai, it can be a major pest of Pinus sylvestris, sometimes causing complete defoliation of large areas.
Cechenena helops is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China and Vietnam.
Anambulyx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Anambulyx elwesi, or Elwes' pink-and-green hawkmoth, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1882.
Sphinx maurorum, the southern pine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Karl Jordan in 1931. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in southern and central France as far north as Corrèze and as far south as the Atlas and Rif mountains of North Africa. There are also records from Corsica.
Langia zenzeroides, the apple hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1872.
Polyptychus trilineatus, the common crenulate hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from large parts of South Asia.
Polyptychus chinensis, the Chinese crenulate hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from China, Taiwan and the Ryukyu Archipelago.
Macroglossum variegatum, the variegated hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Rhagastis confusa, the indistinct mottled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Neogurelca montana, the narrow-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from central and south-western China.
Eupanacra malayana, the Malayan rippled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Eupanacra sinuata, the sinuous rippled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China, northern Thailand and Vietnam.
Hemaris alaiana, the Alai bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. It is known from the Alayskiy Khrebet, Tian Shan, Dzungarian Alatau, Saur and Altai mountains, from Tajikistan and eastern Kazakhstan to western Mongolia. The habitat consists of montane meadows and woodland glades rich in flowers, generally from 1,400 to 2,200 meters altitude.
Sphinx oberthueri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from central and south-western China to northern Thailand.
Sphinx constricta, the Japanese privet hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Japan.
Sphinx crassistriga is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Japan.
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.
Smerinthulus perversa, the lichenous hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Taiwan, Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Myanmar, south-western and southern China and Thailand.
Clanis titan, the scarce velvet hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.
Pentateucha inouei, the Taiwanese hirsute hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Taiwan. The habitat consists of alpine forests.
Pentateucha stueningi, the Chinese hirsute hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the isolated warm temperate mountains of Zhejiang and neighbouring Anhui in south-eastern China. The habitat consists of alpine forests.