| Laothoe populi | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
TL: [Sweden, Stockholm]
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Parks
- Single trees or copses on farmland
Similar species
70-100 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular 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
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Salicaceae Populus alba White Poplar Salicaceae Populus canadensis Canadian poplar Salicaceae Populus jackii Balm-of-Gilead Salicaceae Populus nigra Black Poplar Salicaceae Populus tremula Common Aspen Salicaceae Salix alba White Willow Salicaceae Salix aurita Eared Willow Salicaceae Salix babylonica Babylon Willow Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Salicaceae Salix fragilis Crack willow Salicaceae Salix purpurea Purple Willow Salicaceae Salix sachalinensis Salicaceae Salix triandra Almond Willow Salicaceae Salix viminalis Common Osier - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Salicaceae Salix alba White Willow Salicaceae Salix aurita Eared Willow Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Salicaceae Salix fragilis Crack willow Salicaceae Salix purpurea Purple Willow
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Smerinthus borkhauseni Bartel, 1900
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic Tony Pittaway Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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