Callambulyx tatarinovii explained

Callambulyx tatarinovii, or in Japanese, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William (Wasilii) Grey in 1853.

Distribution

It is found 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. It is also found in Taiwan.

Description

The wingspan is 56–. It is very similar to Smerinthus kindermannii.

Biology

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

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)^[1]
• Callambulyx tatarinovii formosana - Clark, 1935 (Taiwan)^[2]
• Callambulyx tatarinovii gabyae - Bryk, 1946 (Japan)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pittaway, A. R. . Kitching, I.. Callambulyx tatarinovii tatarinovii . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . 2011-11-01.
2. Web site: Pittaway, A. R. . Kitching, I.. Callambulyx tatarinovii formosana . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. 2011-11-01.
3. Web site: Pittaway, A. R. . Kitching, I.. Callambulyx tatarinovii gabyae . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . 2011-11-01.