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  1. Europe
  2. Mimas tiliae
Mimas tiliae(Linnaeus, 1758)
IUCN
  1. Sphingidae
  2. Smerinthinae
  3. Mimatini
  4. Mimas
  5.  tiliae
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Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Gardens
  • Mixed forests
  • Parks

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65-80 mm

  • Austria
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàBorinot del til·ler
    ČeskyLišaj lipový
    DanskLindesværmer
    DeutschLindenschwärmer
    Eesti keelPärnasuru
    EnglishLime Hawk-moth
    EnglishLime Hawkmoth
    EspañolEsfinge del Tilo
    FrançaisSphinx du Tilleul
    HrvatskiLipin ljiljak
    ItalianoSfinge del tiglio
    LietuviųLiepinis sfinksas
    MagyarHársfaszender
    NederlandsLindepijlstaart
    NorskLindesvermer
    PolskiNastrosz lipowiec
    PortuguêsEsfínge-da-Tília
    RomânăSfinxul teiului
    SlovenčinaLišaj lipový
    SlovenščinaDvobarvni lipovec
    SlovenščinaLipov veščec
    SrpskiЛипин љиљак
    SuomeksiLehmuskiitäjä
    SvenskaLindsvärmare
    БългарскиЛипова вечерница
    РусскийБражник липовый
    УкраїнськаБражник липовий
    ქართულიცაცხვის სფინქსი
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AceraceaeAcer pseudoplatanusSycamore
    BetulaceaeAlnus glutinosaBlack Alder
    BetulaceaeBetula pendulaSilver Birch
    BetulaceaeCorylus avellanaCommon Hazel
    FagaceaeCastanea sativaSweet Chestnut
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    HippocastanaceaeAesculus hippocastanumHorse Chestnut
    JuglandaceaeJuglans regiaPersian Walnut
    MalvaceaeTilia cordataSmall-leaved Lime
    MalvaceaeTilia platyphyllosLarge-leaved Lime
    MalvaceaeTilia tomentosaSilver linden
    MoraceaeMorusMulberries
    OleaceaeFraxinusAsh
    RosaceaeMalusApple
    RosaceaePrunus aviumWild Cherry
    RosaceaePyrus boissierianaBoissier pear
    RosaceaePyrus communisEuropean Pear
    RosaceaeSorbus aucupariaEuropean Rowan
    UlmaceaeUlmusElm
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnusAlder
    UlmaceaeUlmusElm
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Sphinx tiliaeLinnaeus, 1758
    Mimas montanaDaniel & Wolfsberger, 1955
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Sphingidae of the Western PalaearcticTony Pittaway
    Sphingidae Taxonomic InventoryIan Kitching
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Female.

Joanna NowaraPoland, Chorzów

Adult, upperside.

Wanda KulaPoland, Wigierski Park Narodowy

Adult.

Ryszard SzczygiełPoland, Łuków

Female, upperside.

Jerzy RoguskiPoland, Wrocław-Stabłowice

Copulating pair.

Peter MlakarSlovenia, Maribor

Larva, green form.

Walter SchönGermany

Larva, green form.

Ryszard SzczygiełPoland, Świdry

Larva.

AttributionIngrid AltmannGermany, Furth im Wald

Final instar larva.

No CopyrightSabina BuczyńskaPoland, Gdańsk-Oliwa

Young caterpillar.

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsKjeld BremDenmark, Grenaa

Young caterpillar.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

AttributionIngrid AltmannGermany, Furth im Wald

Pupa.

Attribution-NonCommercialНиколай ВладимировRussia, Москва

Pupa.

Attribution-NonCommercialНиколай ВладимировRussia, Москва

Eggs.

Attribution-NonCommercialPaolo MazzeiItaly

Eggs.

Tony PittawayUnited Kingdom
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