Laothoe (moth)
Encyclopedia
Laothoe is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
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...
s in 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.
Species
- Laothoe amurensisLaothoe amurensisThe Aspen Hawk-moth is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the Northern part of the Palearctic ecozone. It flies in May and can be found only in far-Eastern Europe, including parts of Poland, Finland, Ukraine and Belarus. It exists also in Asia as few another subspecies. In spite of...
- (StaudingerOtto StaudingerOtto Staudinger was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and individuals....
, 1892) - Laothoe austantiLaothoe austantiThe Maghreb Poplar Hawkmoth is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Atlas Mountains and coastal plains of Morocco, northern Algeria and Tunisia and the neighbouring desert areas. The habitat consists of poplar- and willow-lined streams and rivers.The wingspan is 95-120 mm...
- (Staudinger, 1877) - Laothoe habeliLaothoe habeliLaothoe habeli is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from China. In Shaanxi it is found on altitudes between 1,500 and 1,900 meters and in Sichuan up to 2,400 meters....
- Saldaitis, Ivinskis & Borth, 2010 - Laothoe phileremaLaothoe phileremaThe Pamir Poplar Hawkmoth is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and eastern Afghanistan.The wingspan is 80-120 mm...
- (Djakonov, 1923) - Laothoe populetiLaothoe populetiLaothoe populeti is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. 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...
- (Bienert, 1870) - Laothoe populetorumLaothoe populetorumLaothoe populetorum is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Kyrgyzstan. It is mostly treated as a variety or form of Laothoe populi....
- (Staudinger, 1887) - Laothoe populi - (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758)