Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia (16266)Phylum Arthropoda (14974)
Class Insecta (13230)
Order Lepidoptera (1826)
Family Sphingidae (29)
Genus Sphinx (2)
Species Sphinx ligustri
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Sphinx ligustri ✗
Species have not been checked by expert, presence of species in Georgia might not be certain
იასამნის სფინქსი
Scientific Name ID: 35789
Species: ligustri
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Linnaeus, 1758
Georgian Name: იასამნის სფინქსი
GBD Remarks:
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Didmanidze E. A., Petrov V. A. & Zolotuhin V. V., 2013. A List of Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) of Georgia and neighbouring countries with special attention to material from the Simon JANASHIA Museum of Georgia. Entomofauna, Zeitschrift für Entomologie, vol.34, pp. 269-304
Species: ligustri
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Linnaeus, 1758
Georgian Name: იასამნის სფინქსი
GBD Remarks:
This species is known from late May to July and more typical for settlements but generally inhabits different biotopes from agrocoenoses to mountain forests. Syringa, Ligustrum, Fraxinus are hostplants in Transcaucasus.
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Didmanidze E. A., Petrov V. A. & Zolotuhin V. V., 2013. A List of Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) of Georgia and neighbouring countries with special attention to material from the Simon JANASHIA Museum of Georgia. Entomofauna, Zeitschrift für Entomologie, vol.34, pp. 269-304
Georgian biodiversity database contains 6 occurrences of Sphinx ligustri
| Occurrence ID | Basis of Record | Locality | Recorded By | Decimal Latitude | Decimal Longitude |
| 7502 | Lentekhi | 42.79251 | 42.719622 | ||
| 7503 | Borjomi | 41.839477 | 43.391009 | ||
| 7504 | Mtskheta | 41.840956 | 44.707237 | ||
| 7505 | Tbilisi | 41.709907 | 44.830248 | ||
| 7506 | Mutso | 42.607179 | 45.207539 | ||
| 7507 | Lagodekhi Reserve | 41.891501 | 46.346547 |
Information from GBIF about Sphinx ligustri
GBIF scientific name: Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED
Conservation Status
This section is under construction
National Red List Status of Sphinx ligustri have not been evaluated
