Phyllosphingia
Introduction '''''Phyllosphingia''''' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1897.Its only species, '''''Phyllosphingia dissimilis''''', the '''buff-leaf hawkmoth''', was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer in 1861.
Distribution It is known from the south-eastern Russian Far East, eastern and central China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. There is also a record from Luzon in the Philippines. Subspecies ''P. d. perundulans'' is found from Nepal, east through north-eastern India, Myanmar and northern Thailand to southwestern China. The habitat consists of open parklands and forest edges.
Description The wingspan is 93–130 mm.Phyllosphingia dissimilis dissimilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 199 Japan female dorsal.jpg|Female, dorsal viewPhyllosphingia dissimilis dissimilis MHNT CUT 2010 0 199 Japan female ventral.jpg|Female, ventral view
Biology There is one generation per year in northern China, with adults on wing from May to July. Farther south, there are two generations. Adults have been recorded from mid-May to mid-August in Korea.The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Carya cathayensis'', ''Juglans mandschurica'' and ''Juglans regia'' in China, ''Juglans mandschurica'' in Primorskiy Kray and ''Prunus serrulata'' var. ''spontanea'' in Korea.
Subspecies *''Phyllosphingia dissimilis dissimilis'' (south-eastern Russian Far East, eastern and central China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. There is also a record from Luzon)*''Phyllosphingia dissimilis perundulans'' C. Swinhoe, 1897 (from Nepal, east through north-eastern India, Myanmar and northern Thailand to southwestern China)Phyllosphingia dissimilis perundulans MHNT CUT 2010 0 202 Assam India, male dorsal.jpg|Male ''P. d. perundulans'', dorsal viewPhyllosphingia dissimilis perundulans MHNT CUT 2010 0 202 Assam India, male ventral.jpg|Male ''P. d. perundulans'', ventral view
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