Sphinx caligineus

Sphinx caligineus, the Chinese pine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Japan, north-eastern, eastern, central and southern China, South Korea, northern Thailand and southern Vietnam.

Sphinx caligineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Sphinx
Species:	S. caligineus
Binomial name
Sphinx caligineus (Butler, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
Hyloicus caligineus Butler, 1877 Hyloicus caligineus sinicus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

The wingspan is 55–76 mm.

The larvae feed on Pinus tabulaeformis to the west and north of Beijing, as well as the ornamental Pinus armandii. In Guangdong, larvae have been recorded on Pinus massoniana. Other recorded food plants include Pinus elliottii and Pinus taeda.

Subspecies

• Sphinx caligineus caligineus (Japan)^[2]
• Sphinx caligineus brunnescens Mell, 1922 (central and southern China)^[3]
• Sphinx caligineus sinicus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (north-eastern, eastern and southern China, South Korea, northern Thailand and southern Vietnam)^[4]