Greater Sparrow - Greater Sparrow

Japanese: オオシモフリスズメ - おおしもふりすずめ
Greater Sparrow - Greater Sparrow

A moth belonging to the order Lepidoptera and the family Sphingidae. It is the largest species of sphingidae in Japan, with females having a wingspan of up to 160 mm. The forewings are white with several black bands, and the outer edges are curved like sawtooth. It is distributed from northern India through southern China to Japan and Taiwan, and those that live in the Tokai region and west of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu are considered to be the subspecies nawai . It only appears for a short period in early spring. The larvae parasitize plum, peach, Japanese plum, and Somei-Yoshino cherry trees, so they appear in orchards and places with roadside trees. Both the larvae and adults make a scuffing sound when caught.

[Hiroshi Inoue]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

昆虫綱鱗翅(りんし)目スズメガ科に属するガ。日本のスズメガ類中の最大種で、雌ははねの開張160ミリメートルに達する。前ばねは白地に数本の黒帯があり、外縁が鋸歯(きょし)状に屈曲する。インド北部から中国南部を経て、日本、台湾に分布し、本州の東海地方以西、四国、九州に生息するものは亜種nawaiとされている。早春にごく短期間しか出現しない。幼虫はウメ、モモ、ニワウメ、ソメイヨシノなどに寄生するため、果樹園や街路樹のある所で発生する。幼虫も成虫も、つかまえると摩擦音を発する。

[井上 寛]

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