Mimas tiliae, Crete - photo © https://observation.org/observation/281262527/
Mimas tiliae (Linnaeus, 1758)
MOTH INFO
Mimas tiliae is a moth of the family Sphingidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Mimas tiliae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mimas ulmi (Heydenreich, 1851)
Mimas maculata (Wallengren, 1863)
Mimas tilioides (Holle, 1865)
Mimas pechmanni (Hartmann, 1879)
Mimas bipunctata (Clark, 1891)
Mimas contripuncta (Clark, 1891)
Mimas montana (Daniel & Wolfsberger, 1955)
Common name
Lime Hawk-moth
Classification
Superfamily: Bombycoidea > Family: Sphingidae > Subfamily: Smerinthinae > Tribus: Mimatini > Genus: Mimas
Wingspan
65-80 mm
Habitat
Gardens, parks, mixed and deciduous forests.
Food plant
The polyphagous larva feeds on the leaves of various plants, i.e. Malvaceae (Tilia), Betulaceae (Alnus, Betula), Ulmaceae (Ulmus), etc.
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on one observation on the island
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