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Mimas tiliae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Mimas Species: M. tiliae Binomial name Mimas tiliae
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]Synonyms - Sphinx tiliae Linnaeus, 1758
- Smerinthus ulmi Heydenreich, 1851
- Dilina tiliae brunnescens Staudinger, 1901
- Dilina tiliae exstincta Staudinger, 1901
- Dilina tiliae roseotincta Schawerda, 1922
- Merinthus tiliae tilioides (Holle, 1865)
- Mimas tiliae angustefasciata (Vilarrubia, 1973)
- Mimas tiliae atroviridis Closs, 1911
- Mimas tiliae bicolor (Vilarrubia, 1973)
- Mimas tiliae bimaculata Gillmer, 1916
- Mimas tiliae bimarginalis Gillmer, 1916
- Mimas tiliae brunnea-centripuncta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae brunnea-costipuncta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae brunnea-marginepuncta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae brunnea-obsoleta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae brunnea-transversa Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae clara Closs, 1917
- Mimas tiliae colon Gillmer, 1916
- Mimas tiliae constricta Gillmer, 1916
- Mimas tiliae diluta Cockayne, 1953
- Mimas tiliae discifera Closs, 1917
- Mimas tiliae excessiva Gillmer, 1916
- Mimas tiliae fasciata Gillmer, 1916
- Mimas tiliae griseothoracea Cabeau, 1931
- Mimas tiliae inversa Gillmer, 1916
- Mimas tiliae latefasciata (Vilarrubia, 1973)
- Mimas tiliae lutescens Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae marginalis Mecke, 1926
- Mimas tiliae margine-puncta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae montana Daniel & Wolfsberger, 1955
- Mimas tiliae pallida-centripuncta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae pallida-costipuncta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae pallida-maculata Lempke, 1959
- Mimas tiliae pallida-marginepuncta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae pallida-obsoleta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae pallida-transversa Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae pallida Jordan, 1911
- Mimas tiliae postobscura (Lempke, 1959)
- Mimas tiliae pseudo-trimaculata Gillmer, 1916
- Mimas tiliae pseudobipunctata (Lempke, 1959)
- Mimas tiliae reducta (Vilarrubia, 1973)
- Mimas tiliae rubra Cockayne, 1953
- Mimas tiliae rufescens (Vilarrubia, 1973)
- Mimas tiliae rufobrunnea Lenz, 1925
- Mimas tiliae semicentripuncta Gillmer, 1905
- Mimas tiliae semiobsoleta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae suffusa (Clark, 1891)
- Mimas tiliae transversa Jordan, 1911
- Mimas tiliae typica-bipunctata (Lempke, 1959)
- Mimas tiliae virescens-bipunctata Lempke, 1937
- Mimas tiliae virescens-centripuncta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae virescens-maculata Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae virescens-marginepuncta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae virescens-obsoleta Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae virescens-transversa Tutt, 1902
- Mimas tiliae virescens Jordan, 1911
- Mimas tiliae viridis (Closs, 1911)
- Mimas tiliae vitrina Gehlen, 1931
- Smerinthus tiliae bipunctata (Clark, 1891)
- Smerinthus tiliae brunnea Bartel, 1900
- Smerinthus tiliae brunnea Caradja, 1893
- Smerinthus tiliae centripuncta (Clark, 1891)
- Smerinthus tiliae costipuncta (Clark, 1891)
- Smerinthus tiliae immaculata Bartel, 1900
- Smerinthus tiliae maculata (Wallengren, 1863)
- Smerinthus tiliae obsoleta (Clark, 1891)
- Smerinthus tiliae pechmanni Hartmann, 1879
- Smerinthus tiliae ulmi Bartel, 1900
Mimas tiliae, known as the Lime Hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East, and has also been identified in Eastern Canada.
This species is quite variable in markings, the ground colour of the forewings being pinkish or buff, darker towards the tornus, marked with one or two dark green or brown blotches, and often merged to form continuous fascia across the middle of the forewing. The hindwings are plainer, grey or buffish brown. The wingspan is 70–80 millimetres (2.8–3.1 in), the male usually being smaller but more strongly marked than the female. This moth flies at night in May and June,[Note 1] and is attracted to light. The adults do not feed.
The larva is green with yellow and red markings along the side and a blue horn at the hind end typical of the family. It feeds mainly on lime but has also been recorded feeding on other trees and shrubs (see list below). Their colour changes to purple-grey when ready to pupate, at which point they wander in search of a pupation site.[2] The species overwinters as a pupa in the soil at the base of its host tree.
Recorded food plants
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Mimas/tiliae.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Ian Kimber (2010). "Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae (Linnaeus, 1758)". UK Moths. http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=482. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- Chinery, Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
- Skinner, Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984
- Pittaway, Tony. "Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/sphinx/m_til.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-02
Categories:- Smerinthini
- Butterflies and moths of Europe
- Animals described in 1758
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