Kentrochrysalis consimilis
Kentrochrysalis consimilis | |
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Kentrochrysalis consimilis ♂ | |
Kentrochrysalis consimilis ♂ △ | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Kentrochrysalis |
Species: | K. consimilis
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Binomial name | |
Kentrochrysalis consimilis |
Kentrochrysalis consimilis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution[]
It is known from the southern part of the Russian Far East, eastern China, North Korea, South Korea and central and southern Japan.[2]
Description[]
The wingspan is 62–72 mm. It is similar to Kentrochrysalis streckeri, but can be distinguished by the less dentate forewing upperside discal lines and the two distinct antemedian lines, ending at the inner margin in a blackish patch that is prolonged basad.
Biology[]
Adults are on wing from late April to early August in Korea.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ligustrum obtusifolium in Korea.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Kentrochrysalis consimilis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
Categories:
- Sphingulini
- Moths described in 1903
- Moths of Japan
- Smerinthinae stubs