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Laothoe populeti

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Species of moth

Laothoe populeti
Laothoe populeti male, Armenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Laothoe
Species: L. populeti
Binomial name
Laothoe populeti
(Bienert, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus populeti Bienert, 1870
  • Laothoe populeti intermedia Gehlen, 1934
  • Laothoe populeti syriaca Gehlen, 1932

Laothoe populeti is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from eastern Turkey and Armenia, through north-eastern Iraq, the Iranian plateau and the central Asian republics of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and north-western China.

The wingspan is 70–120 mm.

There are probably two generations per year. Adults have been recorded from April to May and again from July to August.

The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.

References

  1. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Laothoe populeti". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Laothoe populi populeti (Bienert, [1870]) -- Poplar hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2011.

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Laothoe populeti


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