Sphinx morio

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Larch hawk moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species:
S. morio
Binomial name
Sphinx morio
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hyloicus morioRothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Sphinx laricisRozkhov, 1972
  • Hyloicus morio inoueiOwada & Kogi, 1992
  • Hyloicus morio arestusJordan, 1931
  • Hyloicus morio heilongjiangensisZhao & Zhang, 1992
  • Sphinx caligineus hakodoensisO. Bang-Haas, 1936

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.

Subspecies

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References

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  2. Savela, Markku. "Sphinx morio (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphinx morio morio (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) -- Asian Pine hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  4. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphinx morio arestus (Jordan, 1931) -- Asian Pine hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  5. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Sphinx morio inouei (Owada & Kogi, 1992) -- Asian Pine hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.