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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Laothoe populi
Laothoe populi(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Sphingidae
  2. Smerinthinae
  3. Smerinthini
  4. Laothoe
  5.  populi
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TL: [Sweden, Stockholm]

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Gardens
  • Mixed forests
  • Parks
  • Single trees or copses on farmland

Similar species

  • Laothoe austauti
MU
FU

70-100 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyLišaj topolový
    DanskPoppelsværmer
    DeutschPappelschwärmer
    Eesti keelPnalaik-haavasuru
    EnglishPoplar Hawk-moth
    EnglishPoplar Hawkmoth
    EspañolCuerno Verde
    FrançaisSphinx du Peuplier
    LietuviųTuopinis sfinksas
    MagyarNyárfaszender
    NederlandsPopulierenpijlstaart
    NorskOspesvermer
    PolskiNastrosz topolowiec
    SlovenčinaLišaj topoľový
    SuomeksiPoppelikiitäjä
    SvenskaPoppelsvärmare
    РусскийБражник тополевый
    УкраїнськаБражник тополевий
    ქართულივერხვის სფინქსი
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    SalicaceaePopulus albaWhite Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus canadensisCanadian poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus jackiiBalm-of-Gilead
    SalicaceaePopulus nigraBlack Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus tremulaCommon Aspen
    SalicaceaeSalix albaWhite Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix auritaEared Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix babylonicaBabylon Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix fragilisCrack willow
    SalicaceaeSalix purpureaPurple Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix sachalinensis
    SalicaceaeSalix triandraAlmond Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix viminalisCommon Osier
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    SalicaceaeSalix albaWhite Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix auritaEared Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix fragilisCrack willow
    SalicaceaeSalix purpureaPurple Willow
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Smerinthus borkhauseniBartel, 1900
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Sphingidae of the Western PalaearcticTony Pittaway
    Sphingidae Taxonomic InventoryIan Kitching
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Male, upperside.

Tomasz WłodarczykPoland, Dobrzyniewo Fabryczne

Female, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Male, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Kalwaria Pacławska

Female, upperside.

Igor SiwanowiczGermany

Male, upperside.

Giancarlo MediciItaly, Modena

Male, upperside.

Peter MatonUnited Kingdom

Larva, green form.

Jarosław WentaPoland

Larva, green form.

Grzegorz BanasiakPoland

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Grzegorz BanasiakPoland

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Tomasz WłodarczykPoland, Białystok

Pupa.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Bratislava

Pupa.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Bratislava

Pupa.

Carlos Martínez AlvarezSpain, Compludo

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Egg.

László TurcsányiHungary, Kiskunfélegyháza

Eggs.

Xavier DobrzańskiPoland, Wrocław
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