Biology:Mimas christophi
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Mimas |
| Species: | M. christophi
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| Mimas christophi (Staudinger, 1887)[1]
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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.
Female
Female underside
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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. https://archive.today/20121220205142/https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Mimas/tiliae.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Mimas christophi (Staudinger, 1887) -- Alder hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_chr.htm. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q726874 entry
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