Sphinx of the lime
The sphinx of the lime is a Lépidoptère pertaining to Sphingidae.
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Distribution: palearctic areas.
- Scale of the male: 25 to 33 Misters
- Period of flight: of April at September in one or two generations.
- Habitat: up to 1.500 Mr.
- Plant-hosts: especially Tilia and Ulmus .
In July - August, always isolated, practically invisible and never very many, caterpillars of the Sphinx of the lime: Mimas tiliae, can be located under the tree by the presence of their dejections. For nymphoser they are descended on the ground, often while being dropped; at this time they lost their beautiful color.
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