Biology:Mimas christophi

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Short description: Species of moth

Mimas christophi
Mimas christophi MHNT CUT 2010 0 1983 Gora Hakone Kanagawa Japan male dorsal.jpg
Male, dorsal view
Mimas christophi MHNT CUT 2010 0 1983 Gora Hakone Kanagawa Japan male ventral.jpg
Male, ventral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Mimas
Species:
M. christophi
Binomial name
Mimas christophi
(Staudinger, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bartel, 1900 Staudinger, 1887
  • Mimas christophi pseudotypica Smerinthus christophi
  • O. Bang-Haas, 1936 Smerinthus christophi alni

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

Distribution

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

Description

The wingspan is 59–77 mm. It is similar to Mimas tiliae but smaller and darker and showing a less extensive variation in forewing colour and pattern.

Biology

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

Wikidata ☰ Q726874 entry