theretra, japonica, moth, family, sphingidae, first, described, jean, baptiste, boisduval, 1869, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, sphingidaegenus, theretraspecies, japonicabin. Theretra japonica is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1869 Theretra japonicaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily SphingidaeGenus TheretraSpecies T japonicaBinomial nameTheretra japonica Boisduval 1869 1 SynonymsChoerocampa japonica Boisduval 1869 Deilephila suifuna Staudinger 1892 Theretra japonica alticola Mell 1939 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Biology 4 References 5 External linksDistribution editIt is found in Japan China Korea and Russia Description editThe wingspan is 55 80 mm nbsp Male dorsal view nbsp Male ventral view nbsp Female dorsal view nbsp Female ventral viewBiology editThe moth flies from May to September depending on the location The caterpillars feed on a wide range of plants Recorded food plants are In China Cissus Colocasia Hydrangea Parthenocissus Ampelopsis Ipomoea batatas Cayratia japonica Vitis and Ludwigia Recorded in Korea on Colocasia antiquorum Oenothera erythrosepala Circaea mollis and Hydrangea paniculata In Japan they feed on Hydrangea paniculata Ampelopsis glandulosa Cayratia japonica Circaea Fuchsia Oenothera biennis Oenothera stricta Parthenocissus tricuspidata and Vitis In the Russian Far East they are found on Vitis amurensis References edit CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience Sphingidae Cate sphingidae org Archived from the original on 2012 10 21 Retrieved 2011 10 25 External links editPittaway A R Kitching I J 2018 Theretra japonica Boisduval 1869 Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic Retrieved December 18 2018 nbsp This Theretra related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theretra japonica amp oldid 1022096923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
