Mimas christophi, the alder hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Mimas |
| Species: | M. christophi
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| Mimas christophi (Staudinger, 1887)[1]
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Distribution edit
It is known from the Russian Far East, north-eastern China, South Korea and northern and central Japan.[2]
Description edit
The wingspan is 59–77 mm. It is similar to Mimas tiliae but smaller and darker and showing a less extensive variation in forewing colour and pattern.
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Female underside
Biology edit
Adults are on wing from late May to late August in Korea.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Alnus hirsute, Tilia, Acer, Ulmus, Salix and Betula in Primorskiy Kray in Russia and Alnus japonica, Quercus dentata, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica and Tilia amurensis in Korea.
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Mimas christophi (Staudinger, 1887) -- Alder hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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