Kentrochrysalis streckeri
Kentrochrysalis streckeri dorsal
Kentrochrysalis streckeri ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Kentrochrysalis
Species:
K. streckeri
Binomial name
Kentrochrysalis streckeri
Synonyms
  • Sphinx streckeri Staudinger, 1880
  • Sphinx davidis Oberthür, 1880

Kentrochrysalis streckeri is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Mongolia, the Russian Far East, north-eastern China and North Korea.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 88–90 mm. In Khabarovsk in Russia there is one full generation with adults on wing from May to July, with a partial second generation in August in some years.


Biology

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Fraxinus (including Fraxinus mandshurica), Ligustrum and Syringa species in Primorskiy Kray.

References

  1. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Kentrochrysalis streckeri". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Kentrochrysalis streckeri (Staudinger, 1880)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.


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