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Laothoe Fabricius, 1807

Laothoe Fabricius, 1807; Magazin Insektenk. (Illiger) 6: 287, TS: Sphinx populi
Amorpha Hübner, [1806]; Tentamen determinationis digestionis...[1]
Laothoe, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe ; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 153
Laothoe (Smerinthini) ; [HMW, 16]

Laothoe amurensis (Staudinger, 1892)

NEU - Siberia - Amur, NW.China. See [About maps] Haapakiitäjä Aspsvärmare Hall-haavasuru Espenschwärmer Smerinthe du Tremble
Laothoe amurensis, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Laothoe amurensis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Laothoe amurensis, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe amurensis amurensis, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe amurensis ; [HMW]

1000x671 (~126Kb) male Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 2.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov

1004x628 (~102Kb) male Russia, Moscow area, 28.6.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

910x489 (~41Kb)

Larva on Populus tremula [SPRK]

L. a. amurensis

Smerinthus tremulae Boisduval, [1829]; Eur. Lepid. Index Meth.: 34 (preocc. Sphinx tremulae Borkhausen, 1793)
Smerinthus tremulae var. amurensis Staudinger, 1892; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 6 : 232, TL: Amurland
Smerinthus tremulae ab. rosacea Staudinger, 1892; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 6 : 232, TL: Amur
Laothoe tremulae baltica Viidalepp, 1979; Uchenye Zap. Tartu gos. Univ. 12: 32, TL: Kjarkna, Estonia
Laothoe amurensis amurensis ; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 153

L. a. sinica (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

China Amorpha amurensis sinica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 337, TL: Pou-lin, China
Laothoe amurensis sinica, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe sinica ;
Laothoe amurensis sinica ; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 153, 165-177 (gen.)

Laothoe austauti (Staudinger, 1877)

Atlas Mts, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. See [About maps] Smerinthus austauti Staudinger, 1877; Petites Nouv. Ent. 2: 190, TL: Nemours, Algeria
Smerinthus poupillieri Bellier, 1878; Petites Nouv. Ent. 2: 193, TL: Algeria?
Smerinthus austauti f. staudingeri Austaut, 1879; Le Naturaliste, 1 (11): 85, TL: Bel-Abbés, Algeria
Smerinthus austauti ab. incarnata Austaut, 1880; Le Naturaliste, 2 (?30): 237
Smerinthus austauti ab. mirabilis Austaut, 1883; Le Naturaliste, 5: 359
Smerinthus austauti var. staudingeri ab. flava Bartel, 1900; Palae. Großschm. 2: 198
Amorpha austauti f. aurantiaca Oberthür, 1916; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 12 (1): 184, TL: Tanger
Amorpha austauti ab. brunnea Huard, 1928; Misc. Ent. 31: 25, TL: Biskra, Algeria
Laothoe austauti, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe populi austauti ; [EKK]
Laothoe austauti ; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 153

Laothoe iberica Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1989

Spain. See [About maps] Laothoe populi iberica Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1989; Atalanta 20: 262-263, TL: Spain, Granada, Alfacar, 1200-1500m
Laothoe populi iberica ; [HMW]
Laothoe iberica ; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 154

Laothoe philerema (Djakonov, 1923)

Afghanistan - Tajikistan. See [About maps] Laothoe philerema, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Laothoe philerema, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe philerema ; [HMW]

L. p. philerema

Amorpha populi philerema Djakonov, 1923; Ann. Mus. Zool. St.-Petersb. 24: 104-115, pl. 4, TL: Utsch-Kuduk, Termez, near Bukhara
Laothoe philerema philerema ; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 155

L. p. witti Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998

Laothoe philerema witti Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998; Herbipoliana 4 (1): 123-124, pl. 9, f. 11-12, TL: Afghanistan, Paghman, 30km NW Kabul, 2100m
Laothoe philerema witti ; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 155

Laothoe populeti (Bienert, [1870])

N.Iran. See [About maps] Smerinthus populeti Bienert, [1870]; Lepid. Erg. Reise Persiens: 33, TL: Meschhet
Amorpha populi syriaca Gehlen, 1932; Ent. Rdsch. 49: 184, TL: Akbes, Syria

= ; [HMW]

Amorpha populi intermedia Gehlen, 1934; Ent. Z. Frankf. a.M. 48: 60, TL: Malatia

= ; [HMW]

Laothoe populi populeti, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe populi populeti, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe populi populeti ; [HMW]
Laothoe populeti ; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 155, 178-179 (gen.)

Laothoe populi (Linnaeus, 1758)

NAF, EU, tr, Siberia, Turkestan. See [About maps] Poppelikiitäjä Poppelsvärmare Poppelsvaermer Punalaik-haavasuru Poplar Hawk-moth Pappelschwärmer Sphinx du Peuplier Cuerno Verde nyárfaszender
Sphinx populi Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 489, TL: Sweden
Laothoe populi, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Laothoe populi, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Laothoe populi, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Laothoe populi, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Laothoe populi populi, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe populi populi, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe populi, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Laothoe populi ; [HMW]

769x1000 (~75Kb) larva Finland, U: Sipoo 670:39, 11.8.1979, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	800x526 (~76Kb) male Littleborough, England, 21.6.1998, Photo © Ian Kimber	1024x774 (~83Kb) female FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 27.6.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
598x400 (~51Kb) Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	598x400 (~48Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	961x625 (~88Kb) Belgium, Antwerpen, Hobokense Polder, 18.7.2004, Photo © Toon Verbruggen
800x1066 (~153Kb) male female Scotland: Lyness, Hoy, Orkney Isles, 14.6.2006, Photo © Jamie Wild	1014x558 (~97Kb) male Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 11.7.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov	1005x591 (~102Kb) male Russia, Moscow area, 30.6.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
865x483 (~42Kb)

Larva on Malus domestica, Populus tremula, P. balsamifera, P. alba, P. nigra, Salix alba, S. fragilis, S. purpurea, S. caprea, S. aurita, S. myrsinifolia, S. phylicifolia [SPRK]

L. p. populi

Sphinx tremulae Borkhausen, 1793; Rhein. Mag. Naturk. 1: 649
Smerinthus populi var. rufescens de Selys-Longchamps, 1857; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belge 1 : 42, TL: [Belgium]
Merinthus palustris Holle, 1865; Schmett. Deutchl.: 95, TL: [Germany]
Merinthus populi var. salicis Holle, 1865; Schmett. Deutchl.: 95, TL: [Germany]
Smerinthus populi ab. rufescens Fuchs, 1889; Jahrb. Nass. Ver. Naturk. 42: 204-205, TL: Bornich, Rheingau
Amorpha populi ab. roseotincta Reuter, 1893; Acta Soc. F. F. Fenn. 9 (6): 20
Smerinthus populi ab. borkhauseni Bartel, 1900; Palae. Großschm. 2: 194
Smerinthus populi ab. fuchsi Bartel, 1900; Palae. Großschm. 2: 193-194, TL: N.Germany and Rheingau
Smerinthus populi ab. pallida Newnham, 1900; in Campbell-Hyslop, Church Stretton: ?, TL: Church Stretton, Shropshire
Smerinthus populi ab. violacea Newnham, 1900; in Campbell-Hyslop, Church Stretton: ?, TL: Church Stretton, Shropshire
Amorpha populi ab. pallida Tutt, 1902; Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepid. 3: 469, TL: England
Amorpha populi ab. suffusa Tutt, 1902
Smerinthus populi ab. decorata Schultz, 1903; Berl. Ent. Z. 47 : 288, TL: Hungary
Smerinthus populi ab. cinerea-diluta Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Naturgesch. Mecklenburg 58: 69, TL: Germany, "Stettin and Hamburg"
Smerinthus populi ab. grisea Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Naturgesch. Mecklenburg 58: 69, TL: [Germany]
Smerinthus populi ab. grisea-diluta Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Naturgesch. Mecklenburg 58: 69, TL: Germany
Smerinthus populi ab. ferruginea Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Naturgesch. Mecklenburg 58: 70, TL: [Germany]
Smerinthus populi ab. ferruginea-fasciata Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Naturgesch. Mecklenburg 58: 70, TL: Germany
Smerinthus populi ab. pallida-fasciata Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Naturgesch. Mecklenburg 58: 70, TL: Germany, "Hamburg"
Smerinthus populi ab. rufa Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Naturgesch. Mecklenburg 58: 70, TL: [Germany]
Smerinthus populi ab. rufa-diluta Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Naturgesch. Mecklenburg 58: 70, TL: [Germany]
Smerinthus populi ab. subflava Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Naturgesch. Mecklenburg 58: 70, TL: [Germany]
?rectilineata Klemensiewicz, 1912
?schöngarthi Closs, 1913
Amorpha populi f. angustana Closs, 1916; Int. Ent. Z. 10 (11): 64 [spell.? angustata?], TL: Berlin
?flavomaculata Mezger, 1928
?philiponi Huard, 1928
?depupillatus Silbernagel, 1943
Laothoe populi ab. albida Cockayne, 1953; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 65 (2) : 33, pl. 3, f. ?2, TL: Bexley, England
Laothoe populi ab. basilutescens Cockayne, 1953; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 65 (2) : 34, pl. 3, f. ?2, TL: Hornsey, N.London, England
Laothoe populi ab. moesta Cockayne, 1953; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 65 (2) : 34, pl. 3, f. 3, TL: Bradford, England
Laothoe populi f. bicolor Lempke, 1959; Tijdschr. Ent. 102 (1) : 77 (321), TL: Waalre, Holland
?minor Vilarrubia, 1973
Laothoe populi populi ; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 155-158

L. p. lappona (Rangnow, 1935)

Amorpha populi lappona Rangnow, 1935; Ent. Rdsch. 52: 189, TL: N.Sweden

= Laothoe populi ; [HMW]

Laothoe populi lappona ; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 159

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References:

[About maps]

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[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[EKK]

Sotavalta (Finnish Ed.), Rougeot & Viette; Euroopan ja Pohjois-Afrikan kiitäjät ja kehrääjät (Guide des Papillons Nocturnes)

[HMW]

Kitching & Cadiou, 2000; Hawkmoths of the World; An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[Jamie Wild]

Jamie Wild; Scotland

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[Michael Borsch]

Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[Pertti Pakkanen]

e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[SZMN]

Lepidoptera; Siberian Zoological Museum

[Tony Pittaway]

WWW pages; Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic; Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic; Sphingidae of China (and adjacent regions)

[Toon Verbruggen]

Toon Verbruggen

Some related literature:

Austaut, 1879

Lépidoptéres nouveaux d'Algérie Le Naturaliste, 1 (11): 85

Bienert, [1870]

Lepidopterologische Ergebnisse einer Reise in Persien in den Jahren 1858 und 1859. Inauguraldissertation Lepid. Erg. Reise Persiens: 56pp

Boisduval, [1829]

Europaeorum Lepidopterorum Index Methodicus Eur. Lepid. Index Meth.: 103pp

Cockayne, 1953

Aberrations of British Macrolepidoptera Ent. Rec. J. Var. 65 (2) : 33-34, pl. 3

Eitschberger, 2002

Revidierte Checkliste der Gattungen Amorpha Hübner, [1819], Laothoe Fabricius, 1807, Pachysphinx Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 und Phyllosphingia Swinhoe, 1897 Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 151-195

Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998

Die Schwärmer der westlichen Palearktis Baustein zu einer Revision Herbipoliana 4 (1): 368pp

Holle, 1865

Die Schmetterlinge Deutschlands für junge Naturfreunde, insbesonderer für die Schuljugend bearbeitet Schmett. Deutchl.: 95

Lempke, 1959

Catalogus der Nederlandse Macrolepidoptera (Zesde Supplement) Tijdschr. Ent. 102 (1) : 57-134

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824

Oberthür, 1916

Faune des Lépidoptères de Barbarie (Partie II) Étud. Lépid. Comp. 12 (1): 179-428 (1916), 13: 35-44, pl. 414-432 (1917)

Reuter, 1893

Förteckning öfver Macrolepidoptera fauna i Finland Acta Soc. F. F. Fenn. 9 (6): 85pp

Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 1-813, : 815-972, pl. 1-67

Schultz, 1903

Ueber eine interessanto Form von Smerinthus populi (ab. decorata m.) Berl. Ent. Z. 47 : 288

de Selys-Longchamps, 1857

Catalogue des insected lepidoptères de la Belgique Ann. Soc. Ent. Belge 1 : 1-111

Staudinger, 1887

Centralasiatische Lepidopteren Stettin Ent. Ztg 48 (1-3) : 49-102

Staudinger, 1892

Die Macrolepidopteren des Amurgebiets. I. Theil. Rhopalocera, Sphinges, Bombyces, Noctuae in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 6 : 83-658, pl. 4-14

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