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Asteroscopus sphinx (Hufnagel, 1766)

Имаго (Asteroscopus sphinx)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Amphipyrinae → tribe Psaphidini → subtribe Psaphidina → genus Asteroscopus → species Asteroscopus sphinx

Species name(s)

Asteroscopus sphinx (Hufnagel, 1766) = Phalaena sphinx Hufnagel, 1766 = Bombyx cassinia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = Brachionycha sphinx alpina Seifers, 1916. [9, 10]

The Sprawler.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:7036

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky.

Forewing length

18—20 mm.

Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Larva lifespan

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Имаго (Asteroscopus sphinx)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part of France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia , Moldova, the Netherlands, the Channel Islands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia,Turkey (European part), Ukraine, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, Kaliningrad. [3].
  • Its range is Europe. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Forewing length-2 cm, color-brownish-gray. The hindwings are grey-white. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Habitats: deciduous-mixed forests, water meadows, gardens. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • Sphinxes fly from late September to late November. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Ulmus, Quercus, Corylus, Salix, Prunus, Fraxinus and other trees. [28].
  • Лиственные деревья, например, липы или дубы с буками. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Caterpillars can be found from May to June. [85].

Overwintering stage

  • The hibernating stage of Asteroscopus sphinx is an egg. [85].

Subspecies of Asteroscopus sphinx

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrej Makara.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

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