Biology:Kentrochrysalis streckeri

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Short description: Species of moth

Kentrochrysalis streckeri
Kentrochrysalis streckeri dorsal
Kentrochrysalis streckeri ventral
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Kentrochrysalis
Species:
K. streckeri
Binomial name
Kentrochrysalis streckeri
(Staudinger, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx streckeri Staudinger, 1880
  • Sphinx davidis Oberthür, 1880

Kentrochrysalis streckeri is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Mongolia, the Russian Far East, north-eastern China and North Korea.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 88–90 mm. In Khabarovsk in Russia there is one full generation with adults on wing from May to July, with a partial second generation in August in some years.


Biology

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Fraxinus (including Fraxinus mandshurica), Ligustrum and Syringa species in Primorskiy Kray.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q953493 entry