Laothoe philerema

Pamir poplar hawkmoth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Laothoe
Species: L. philerema
Binomial name
Laothoe philerema
(Djakonov, 1923)[1]
Synonyms
  • Amorpha philerema Djakonov, 1923

Laothoe philerema (Pamir poplar hawkmoth) is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and eastern Afghanistan.[2]

The wingspan is 80–120 mm. There are two or three generations per year, with adults on wing in late April and from late June to August.

The larvae feed on Populus species and have been recorded feeding on Populus pruinosa.

Subspecies

  • Laothoe philerema philerema
  • Laothoe philerema witti Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998 (Afghanistan)

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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