Sphinx caligineus
| Sphinx caligineus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphinx |
| Species: | S. caligineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphinx caligineus (Butler, 1877)[1] | |
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Sphinx caligineus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Japan, north-eastern, eastern, central and southern China, South Korea, northern Thailand and southern Vietnam.
The wingspan is 55–76 mm.
The larvae feed on Pinus tabulaeformis to the west and north of Beijing, as well as the ornamental Pinus armandii. In Guangdong, larvae have been recorded on Pinus massoniana. Other recorded foodplants include Pinus elliottii and Pinus taeda.
Subspecies
- Sphinx caligineus caligineus (Japan)[2]
- Sphinx caligineus brunnescens Mell, 1922 (central and southern China)[3]
- Sphinx caligineus sinicus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (north-eastern, eastern and southern China, South Korea, northern Thailand and southern Vietnam)[4]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Sphinx caligineus caligineus'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Sphinx caligineus brunnescens'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Sphinx caligineus sinicus'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.