Callambulyx tatarinovii or in Japanese

Japanese language

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 is a species of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Sphingidae

Sphingidae

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 family. It is found from northern Xinjiang

Xinjiang

Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...

 across northern China

China

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, Mongolia

Mongolia

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, southern Siberia

Siberia

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 to the Russian Far East

Russian Far East

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 and Japan

Japan

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, and then south through Korea

Korea

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 and central China

China

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 to eastern Tibet

Tibet

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. It is also found in Taiwan

Taiwan

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The wingspan

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 is 56–82 mm. It is very similar to Smerinthus kindermannii

Smerinthus kindermannii

Smerinthus kindermannii is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found throughout the central Palaearctic Region, from Turkey, Cyprus and Lebanon, east through Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and northern Pakistan to Kashmir. From there, north and north-east through Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,...

, but the forewing colours are predominantly green and grey although there is a northern form in which all green coloration is replaced by brown.

There are one to two generations per year in China. In Korea, adults are on wing from early May to mid October.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ulmus parvifolius in Guangdong and Zelkova

Zelkova

Zelkova is a genus of six species of deciduous trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to southern Europe, and southwest and eastern Asia. They vary in size from shrubs to large trees up to 35 m tall . The leaves are alternate, with serrated margins, and a symmetrical base to the leaf blade...

in northern China. Other recorded foodplants in China include Euonymus alatus

Euonymus alatus

Euonymus alatus, known variously as Winged Spindle, Winged Euonymus or Burning Bush, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia, in central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. The shrub grows to 2.5 m tall , often wider than tall...

, Salix, Populus and Prunus persica, but these require confirmation. In Korea, recorded hostplants include Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, Zelkova serrata

Zelkova serrata

Zelkova serrata is a species of Zelkova native to Japan, Korea, eastern China, and Taiwan. It is often grown as an ornamental tree, and used in bonsai.-Description:...

, Tilia amurensis and Euonymus sieboldianus, while Ulmus japonica is recorded for the Russian Far East. Subspecies gabyae has been recorded feeding on Zelkova serrata

Zelkova serrata

Zelkova serrata is a species of Zelkova native to Japan, Korea, eastern China, and Taiwan. It is often grown as an ornamental tree, and used in bonsai.-Description:...

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Subspecies

• Callambulyx tatarinovii tatarinovii (from northern Xinjiang across northern China, Mongolia, southern Siberia to the Russian Far East and Japan, and then south through Korea and central China to eastern Tibet)
• Callambulyx tatarinovii formosana - Clark, 1935 (Taiwan)
• Callambulyx tatarinovii gabyae - Bryk, 1946 (Japan)