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Mimas christophi, the alder hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.

Mimas christophi
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Mimas
Species:	M. christophi
Binomial name
Mimas christophi (Staudinger, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
Smerinthus christophi Staudinger, 1887 Mimas christophi pseudotypica O. Bang-Haas, 1936 Smerinthus christophi alni Bartel, 1900

Distribution

It is known from the Russian Far East, north-eastern China, South Korea and northern and central Japan.[2]

Description

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
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  Female underside

Biology

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

На других языках

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- [en] Mimas christophi

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[ru] Бражник Христофа

Бражник Христофа[1] (Mimas christophi) — ночная бабочка из семейства бражников.

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