Laothoe

Laothoe Fabricius, 1807

Laothoe Fabricius, 1807; Mag. f. Insektenk. 6: 287; TS: Sphinx populi Linnaeus
Amorpha Hübner, [1806]; Tentamen determinationis digestionis ...: [1]
- = ; [RFEL]

Laothoe, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]

Laothoe; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 153
Laothoe (Smerinthini); [HMW], 16; [RFEL]

Laothoe amurensis (Staudinger, 1892)

NEU - Siberia - Amur, NW.China. See [maps] Haapakiitäjä Aspsvärmare Hall-haavasuru Espenschwärmer Smerinthe du Tremble

Smerinthus tremulae var. amurensis Staudinger, 1892; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 6: 232; TL: Amurland

Laothoe amurensis, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
Laothoe amurensis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Laothoe amurensis, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Laothoe amurensis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Laothoe amurensis amurensis, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe amurensis amurensis, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

Laothoe amurensis; [HMW]; [RFEL]

L. a. amurensis

Smerinthus tremulae Boisduval, [1829]; Eur. Lepid. Index Meth.: 34 (preocc. Sphinx tremulae Borkhausen, 1793)
- = Laothoe amurensis ; [RFEL]
Smerinthus tremulae ab. rosacea Staudinger, 1892; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 6: 232; TL: Amur
- = Laothoe amurensis ; [RFEL]
Laothoe tremulae baltica Viidalepp, 1979; Uchenye Zap. Tartu gos. Univ. 12: 32; TL: Kjarkna, Estonia
- = Laothoe amurensis -laothoe amurensis amurensis;
;:NEN#f: 153;#Eitschberger, 2002

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 [maps]

Smerinthus austauti Staudinger, 1877; Petites Nouv. Ent. 9 (186): 190; TL: Nemours, Algeria
Smerinthus poupillieri Bellier, 1878; Petites Nouv. Ent. 10 (187): 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; TL: Algeria
Smerinthus austauti ab. mirabilis Austaut, 1883; Le Naturaliste, 5: 359
Smerinthus austauti var. staudingeri ab. flava Bartel, 1900; in Rühl, 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, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
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 [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 [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 [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. Zs. 48: 60; TL: Malatia
- = ; [HMW]

Laothoe populeti populeti, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]

Laothoe populi populeti; [HMW]
Laothoe populeti; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 155, 178-179 (gen.)

Laothoe populetorum (Staudinger, 1887)

Smerinthus populi var. populetorum Staudinger, 1887; Stettin Ent. Ztg 48 (1-3): 65; TL: Osch and Usgent
- = Laothoe populi populeti ; [HMW]

Smerinthus populi var. populetorum; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 513
Laothoe populetorum; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 155

Laothoe populi (Linnaeus, 1758)

NAF, EU, tr, Siberia, Turkestan. See [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, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
Laothoe populi, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
Laothoe populi, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Laothoe populi, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Laothoe populi, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Laothoe populi populi, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe populi populi, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

Laothoe populi; [HMW]

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. Fennica 9 (6): 20
Smerinthus populi ab. borkhauseni Bartel, 1900; in Rühl, Palae. Großschm. 2: 194
Smerinthus populi ab. fuchsi Bartel, 1900; in Rühl, 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. Br. 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. Nat. Mecklenburg 58: 69; TL: Germany, "Stettin and Hamburg"
Smerinthus populi ab. grisea Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Nat. Mecklenburg 58: 69; TL: [Germany]
Smerinthus populi ab. grisea-diluta Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Nat. Mecklenburg 58: 69; TL: Germany
Smerinthus populi ab. ferruginea Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Nat. Mecklenburg 58: 70; TL: [Germany]
Smerinthus populi ab. ferruginea-fasciata Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Nat. Mecklenburg 58: 70; TL: Germany
Smerinthus populi ab. pallida-fasciata Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Nat. Mecklenburg 58: 70; TL: Germany, "Hamburg"
Smerinthus populi ab. rufa Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Nat. Mecklenburg 58: 70; TL: [Germany]
Smerinthus populi ab. rufa-diluta Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Nat. Mecklenburg 58: 70; TL: [Germany]
Smerinthus populi ab. subflava Gillmer, 1904; Arch. Ver. Nat. 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

References:

[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)
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Heiner Ziegler]
Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[Jamie Wild]
Jamie Wild; Scotland
[Kimmo Silvonen] Espoo, Finland
Kimmo's Lep Site
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[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
[Pertti Pakkanen]
e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland
[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
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
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Some related literature:

Austaut, 1879
Lépidoptéres nouveaux d'Algérie Le Naturaliste, 1 (11): 85
Austaut, 1880
Lépidoptères nouveaux d'Algérie Le Naturaliste 2 (20): 156, (27): 212, (28): 220-221, (30): 237, (36): 284
Bellier, 1878
Note sur le Smerinthus d'Algérie Petites Nouv. Ent. 10 (187) : 193
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. : 1-103
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, 1989
Taxonomische Veränderungen bei den Sphingiden Europas und die Beschreibung einer neuen Laothoe-Unterart von der Iberischen Halbinsel Atalanta 20 : 260-271
Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998
Die Schwärmer der westlichen Palearktis Baustein zu einer Revision Herbipoliana 4 (1): 368pp
Fabricius, 1807
Die neueste Gattungs-Eintheilung der Schmetterlinge aus den Linnéischen Gattungen Papilio und Sphinx Mag. f. Insektenk. 6 : 277-295
Fuchs, 1889
Lepidopterologische beobachtungen aus dem unteren Rheingau Jahrb. Nass. Ver. Naturk. 42 : 193-224
Gehlen, 1934
Neue afrikanische und asiatische Sphingiden Ent. Zs. 48 : 59-62
Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
Le Pamir et sa faune lépidoptérologique in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4 : 1-576, pl. A,1-21
Holle, 1865
Die Schmetterlinge Deutschlands für junge Naturfreunde, insbesonderer für die Schuljugend bearbeitet Schmett. Deutchl.: 95
Hübner, [1806]
Tentamen determinationis digestionis alque denominationis singlarum stripium Lepidopterorum, peritisad inspiciendum et dijudicandum communicatum, a Jacob Hübner Tentamen determinationis digestionis ...: -
[HMW]; Kitching & Cadiou, 2000
An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) Hawkmoths of the World
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812
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 funna i Finland Acta Soc. F. F. Fennica 9 (6) : 1-85
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
[SPRK]; Seppänen, 1970
Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit Animalia Fennica 14
Staudinger, 1877
Notes sur quelques Lépidoptères d'Algérie Petites Nouv. Ent. 9 (186) : 190
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
Tutt, 1902
A natural history of the British Lepidoptera. A text-book for students and collectors Nat. Hist. Br. Lepid. 3 : 1-558

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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
993x681 (~125Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 16.6.2011 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	1027x631 (~111Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 16.6.2011 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	992x552 (~102Kb) underside Russia, Moscow area, 16.6.2011 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
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
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