Sphinx caligineus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Sphingidae
Genus
Sphinx
Species
Sphinx caligineus
Scientific Name
Sphinx caligineus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Sphinx caligineus

Sphinx caligineus, the Chinese pine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Japan, north-eastern, eastern, central and southern China, South Korea, northern Thailand and southern Vietnam.

The wingspan is 55–76 mm.

The larvae feed on Pinus tabulaeformis to the west and north of Beijing, as well as the ornamental Pinus armandii. In Guangdong, larvae have been recorded on Pinus massoniana. Other recorded food plants include Pinus elliottii and Pinus taeda.

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