Langia zenzeroides

Langia zenzeroides, the apple hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Frederic Moore in 1872.

Langia zenzeroides
Male Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Langia
Species:
L. zenzeroides
Binomial name
Langia zenzeroides
Moore, 1872[1]
Synonyms
  • Langia khasiana Moore, 1872
  • Langia zenzeroides nina Mell, 1922
  • Langia zenzeroides szechuana Chu & Wang, 1980
  • Langia zenzeroides kunmingensis Zhao, 1984

Distribution

It is found in northern India, eastern and southern China, South Korea, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, Japan and Taiwan.[3]

Description

The wingspan is 100–156 mm.

  • 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

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.

The larvae have been recorded on Prunus persica, but feed on most woody Rosaceae species, such as cherries, apples, pears and medlars.

Subspecies
  • 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]
  • 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
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Langia zenzeroides Moore, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides Moore, 1872 -- Apple hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  4. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Langia zenzeroides nawai Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 -- Apple hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  5. 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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