''Phyllosphingia'' is a
monotypic moth genus in the family
Sphingidae erected by
Charles Swinhoe in 1897. Its only species, ''Phyllosphingia dissimilis'', the buff-leaf hawkmoth, was described by
Otto Vasilievich Bremer Otto Vasilievich Bremer (died 11 November 1873) was a Russian naturalist and entomologist.
He wrote:
*''Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Nödrlichen China's'' (1853) with Vasilii Fomich Grey (William Grey).
*"Neue Lepidopteren aus Ost-Sibir ...
in 1861.
Distribution
It is known from the south-eastern
Russian Far East, eastern and central
China
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,
Taiwan, the
Korean Peninsula and
Japan
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. There is also a record from
Luzon in the Philippines. Subspecies ''P. d. perundulans'' is found from
Nepal, east through north-eastern
India,
Myanmar
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and northern
Thailand to southwestern China. The habitat consists of open parklands and forest edges.
Description
The
wingspan is 93–130 mm.
Phyllosphingia dissimilis dissimilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 199 Japan female dorsal.jpg, Female, dorsal view
Phyllosphingia dissimilis dissimilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 199 Japan female ventral.jpg, Female, ventral view
Biology
There is one generation per year in northern China, with adults on wing from May to July. Farther south, there are two generations. Adults have been recorded from mid-May to mid-August in Korea.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''
Carya cathayensis
''Carya cathayensis'' () ( common name Chinese hickory) is a species of hickory native to China. Peeled and roasted nuts, known as 山核桃仁, are a well-known specialty of Hangzhou
Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciatio ...
'', ''
Juglans mandschurica
''Juglans mandshurica'' (), also known as Manchurian walnut, or Tigernut, is a deciduous tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (section ''Cardiocaryon''), native to the Eastern Asiatic Region ( China, Russian Far East, North Korea and South Korea). It ...
'' and ''
Juglans regia'' in China, ''
Juglans mandschurica
''Juglans mandshurica'' (), also known as Manchurian walnut, or Tigernut, is a deciduous tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (section ''Cardiocaryon''), native to the Eastern Asiatic Region ( China, Russian Far East, North Korea and South Korea). It ...
'' in Primorskiy Kray and
''Prunus serrulata'' var. ''spontanea'' in Korea.
Subspecies
*''Phyllosphingia dissimilis dissimilis'' (south-eastern Russian Far East, eastern and central China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. There is also a record from Luzon)
*''Phyllosphingia dissimilis perundulans''
C. Swinhoe, 1897 (from Nepal, east through north-eastern India, Myanmar and northern Thailand to southwestern China)
References
{{Taxonbar , from=Q1757532
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of Asia
Taxa named by Charles Swinhoe
Moths described in 1861
Smerinthinae
Sphingidae genera