Dolbina exacta
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Dolbina exacta is a species of moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is found from the southern part of the Russian Far East
, Japan
and the Korean Peninsula
, south into China
as far as Sichuan
, Hubei
and Zhejiang
. The habitat consists of open parklands and forest edges.
The wingspan
is 55-58 mm. Both wings and the abdomen undersides are brownish grey. There are small black basal spots on the abdomen underside.
Adults are on wing from mid April to late August in Korea.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Fraxinus in China, Fraxinus (including Fraxinus mandshurica) and Syringa amurensis in the Russian Far East, Fraxinus lanuginosa
in Japan and Ligustrum obtusifolium
, Syringa reticulata
and Fraxinus rhynchophylla in Korea.
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
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is found from the southern part of the Russian Far East
Russian Far East
Russian Far East is a term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East, i.e., extreme east parts of Russia, between Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia and the Pacific Ocean...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and the Korean Peninsula
Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water.Until the end of...
, south into China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
as far as Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
and Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
. The habitat consists of open parklands and forest edges.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 55-58 mm. Both wings and the abdomen undersides are brownish grey. There are small black basal spots on the abdomen underside.
Adults are on wing from mid April to late August in Korea.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Fraxinus in China, Fraxinus (including Fraxinus mandshurica) and Syringa amurensis in the Russian Far East, Fraxinus lanuginosa
Fraxinus lanuginosa
Fraxinus lanuginosa is a species of ash native to Japan.It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 10–15 m tall with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter. The bark is smooth, dark grey. The buds are pale pinkish-brown to grey-brown, with a dense covering of short grey hairs...
in Japan and Ligustrum obtusifolium
Ligustrum obtusifolium
Ligustrum obtusifolium is a species of privet, native to Japan, Korea and China.It is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are 1-6 cm long and 4-25 mm broad.There are three subspecies:...
, Syringa reticulata
Syringa reticulata
Syringa reticulata is a species of Lilac, native to eastern Asia, in northern Japan , northern China, Korea, and far southeastern Russia....
and Fraxinus rhynchophylla in Korea.