Sphinx morio

Sphinx morio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species: S. morio
Binomial name
Sphinx morio
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hyloicus morio Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Sphinx laricis Rozkhov, 1972
  • Hyloicus morio inouei Owada & Kogi, 1992
  • Hyloicus morio arestus Jordan, 1931
  • Hyloicus morio heilongjiangensis Zhao & Zhang, 1992
  • Sphinx caligineus hakodoensis O. Bang-Haas, 1936

The Larch Hawk Moth (Sphinx morio) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.[2] It is found in Russia, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and China.

The wingspan is 60–80 mm.

The larvae feed on Picea (including Picea asperata and Picea jezoensis), Larix (including Larix kaempferi, Larix sibirica, Larix olgensis var. koreana and Larix gmelinii), Pinus (including Pinus sibirica, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus koraiensis, Pinus densiflora, Pinus thunbergii and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) and Abies species (including Abies fabri). In the Altai, it can be a major pest of Pinus sylvestris, sometimes causing complete defoliation of large areas.

Subspecies

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Markku Savela (July 27, 2008). "Sphinx genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  3. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Sphinx morio morio'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  4. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Sphinx morio arestus'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  5. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Sphinx morio inouei'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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