Mimas christophi

Mimas christophi
	Male, dorsal view
	Male, ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Mimas
Species:	M. christophi
Binomial name
	Mimas christophi; (Staudinger, 1887)
Synonyms
	Smerinthus christophi Staudinger, 1887 ; Mimas christophi pseudotypica O. Bang-Haas, 1936 ; Smerinthus christophi alni Bartel, 1900 ;

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. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Mimas christophi (Staudinger, 1887) -- Alder hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Mimas christophi (Staudinger, 1887) -- Alder hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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