Ambulyx meeki

Ambulyx meeki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species: A. meeki
Binomial name
Ambulyx meeki
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyambulyx meeki Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Oxyambulyx meeki pyrrhina Jordan, 1923

Ambulyx meeki is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Solomon Islands.

It can be distinguished from other Ambulyx species by the conspicuous olive antemedian and discal bands of the forewing upperside. It is similar to Ambulyx wildei, but the submarginal line of the forewing is more curved.

Subspecies

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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