Langia zenzeroides
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Langia |
| Species: | L. zenzeroides
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Langia zenzeroides, the apple hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Frederic Moore in 1872.
Distribution[edit]
It is found in northern India, eastern and southern China, South Korea, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, Japan and Taiwan.[3]
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 100–156 mm.
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Female Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides, dorsal view -
Female Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides, ventral view -
Male Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides, dorsal view -
Male Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides, ventral view
Biology[edit]
In northern China, there is one generation per year, with adults on wing from April to May. In Korea, adults have been recorded from late April to mid-May and in Thailand, the main flight period is January and February. They also are very large compared to a regular moth.
The larvae have been recorded on Prunus persica, but feed on most woody Rosaceae species, such as cherries, apples, pears and medlars.
Subspecies[edit]
- Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides (northern India, eastern and southern China, South Korea, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam)
- Langia zenzeroides nawai Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Japan)[4]
- Langia zenzeroides formosana Clark, 1936 (mountains of Taiwan)[5]
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Male Langia zenzeroides formosana -
Male Langia zenzeroides formosana, underside -
Female Langia zenzeroides formosana -
Female Langia zenzeroides formosana, underside -
Male Langia zenzeroides nawai -
Male Langia zenzeroides nawai underside
References[edit]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Langia zenzeroides Moore, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides Moore, 1872 -- Apple hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Langia zenzeroides nawai Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 -- Apple hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Langia zenzeroides formosana Clark, 1936 -- Apple hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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