Parum

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Parum

Single-species genus of moths

For the village in Iran, see Parum, Iran.

Parum is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. It is monotypic, witth a single species, Parum colligata, that was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

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Distribution

Is found from Korea and Japan south throughout eastern and central China and Taiwan to Vietnam, northern Thailand and north-eastern Myanmar.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 69–90 mm.

  • Female
  • Female underside
  • Male
  • Male underside

Biology

There are one or two generations per year in northern China, with adults on wing from May to July. Farther south, there may be up to four generations. Adults have been recorded from mid-May to late September in Korea. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Broussonetia kaempferi, Broussonetia papyrifera and Morus alba in Guangdong. Other recorded food plants include Broussonetia kazinoki and Maclura fruticosa.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Parum.
  1. [1]
    "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Parum colligata (Walker, 1856) -- Paper-mulberry hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.


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