Laothoe

Laothoe Fabricius, 1807

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

Laothoe; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 153; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]
Laothoe (Smerinthini); [HMW], 16; [RFEL]

Laothoe amurensis (Staudinger, 1892)

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

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

Laothoe amurensis; [HMW]; [BSW]; [RFEL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]

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

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

910x489 (~41Kb)

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; [RFEL]

Laothoe amurensis amurensis; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 153; [Tony Pittaway] ; [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe amurensis baltica; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
Laothoe tremulae; [SPRK]

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; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 153, 165-177 (gen.); [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe sinica;

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 (45): 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; [HMW]; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 153; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MBE] ; [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe brunnea; [LepIndex]
Laothoe populi austauti; [EKK]

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 iberica; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 154; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Laothoe populi iberica; [HMW]; [GBCL]

Laothoe philerema (Djakonov, 1923)

Afghanistan - Tajikistan. See [maps]

Laothoe philerema; [HMW]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [SZMN] ; [Tony Pittaway]
Laothoe populi philerema; [LepIndex]

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; [CoL] ; [GBCL]

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
- = Laothoe populi populeti; [HMW]
Amorpha populi intermedia Gehlen, 1934; Ent. Zs. 48: 60; TL: Malatia
- = Laothoe populi populeti; [HMW]

Laothoe populeti; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 155, 178-179 (gen.); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM]
Laothoe populi intermedia; [LepIndex]
Laothoe populi populeti; [HMW]; [iNaturalist]
Laothoe populi syriaca; [LepIndex]

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]

Laothoe populeti populetorum; [CoL]
Laothoe populetorum; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 155; [LEPIFORUM]
Laothoe populi populetorum; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Smerinthus populi var. populetorum; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 513

Laothoe populi (Linnaeus, 1758)

NAF, EU, tr, Siberia, Turkestan. See [maps] Poppelsvaermer Poplar Hawk-moth Poppelsvärmare Poppelikiitäjä Punalaik-haavasuru Cuerno Verde Pappelschwärmer nyárfaszender Sphinx du Peuplier

Sphinx populi Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 489; TL: Sweden

Laothoe populi populati; [LepIndex]
Laothoe populi; [SPRK]; [BSW]; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]

769x1000 (~75Kb) larva Finland, U: Sipoo 670:39, 11.8.1979, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	800x526 (~76Kb) ♂ Littleborough, England, 21.6.1998, Photo © Ian Kimber	1024x774 (~83Kb) ♀ 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) ♂ ♀ Scotland: Lyness, Hoy, Orkney Isles, 14.6.2006, Photo © Jamie Wild	1014x558 (~97Kb) ♂ Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 11.7.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov	1005x591 (~102Kb) ♂ Russia, Moscow area, 30.6.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
865x483 (~42Kb)

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; [iNaturalist] ; [Tony Pittaway] ; [Tony Pittaway]

L. p. lappona (Rangnow, 1935)

Amorpha populi lappona Rangnow, 1935; Ent. Rdsch. 52 (14): 189; TL: N.Sweden
- = Laothoe populi; [HMW]

Laothoe populi lappona; Eitschberger, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 53: 159; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

References:

[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[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
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[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
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[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
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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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
Austaut, 1883
Lépidoptéres nouveaux d'Algérie Le Naturaliste 5 (45) : 359-360
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. Bausteine zu einer Revision (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Textband Herbipoliana 4 (1) : 1-368
Fabricius, 1807
Die neueste Gattungs-Eintheilung der Schmetterlinge aus den Linnéischen Gattungen Papilio und Sphinx Mag. f. Insektenk. 6 : 277-295
[BSW]; de Freina & Witt, 1987
Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalearktis
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
[GBCL]; Kitching, Rougerie, Zwick, Hamilton, St Lauren, Naumann, Mejia, Kawahara, 2018
A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Biodiv. Data J. 6: e22236
[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)
Rangnow, 1935
Neue Lepidopteren aus Lappland Ent. Rdsch. 52 (13): 175-176, (14): 188-191, (15): 202-205, (16): 223-224, (18): 233-234
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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