Kingdom Animalia Family Sphingidae Species P. dissimilis Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Tribe Smerinthini Scientific name Phyllosphingia dissimilis Rank Genus | |
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Similar Phyllosphingia dissimilis, Butterflies and moths, Callambulyx, Ampelophaga, Polyptychus | ||
Phyllosphingia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species Phyllosphingia dissimilis, which is known from the south-eastern Russian Far East, eastern and central China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. There is also a record from Luzon. Subspecies P. d. perundulans is found from Nepal, east through north-eastern India, Myanmar and northern Thailand to southwestern China. The habitat consists of open parklands and forest edges.
The wingspan is 93–130 mm. There is one generation per year in northern China, with adults on wing from May to July. Farther south, there are two generations. Adults have been recorded from mid-May to mid-August in Korea.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Carya cathayensis, Juglans mandschurica and Juglans regia in China, Juglans mandschurica in Primorskiy Kray and Prunus serrulata var. spontanea in Korea.