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Mimas christophi

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Mimas christophi
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Mimas
Species:
M. christophi
Binomial name
Mimas christophi
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus christophi Staudinger, 1887
  • Mimas christophi pseudotypica O. Bang-Haas, 1936
  • Smerinthus christophi alni Bartel, 1900

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

Distribution

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

Description

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The wingspan is 59–77 mm.

Biology

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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.

References

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  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.