Amplypterus panopus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Amplypterus |
| Species: | A. panopus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amplypterus panopus (Cramer, [1779])[1] | |
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Amplypterus panopus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and northern India (including the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands), Nepal, Burma, southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia (to Sulawesi) and the Philippines.
Description
The wingspan is 130–168 mm.
Biology
Adults are on wing in March, April, June, August and December in Hong Kong.
Larvae have been recorded on Dracontomelum, Mangifera indica, Rhus, Durio, Calophyllum and Garcinia.
Subspecies
- Amplypterus panopus panopus
- Amplypterus panopus hainanensis Eitschberger, 2006 (Hainan)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
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