Ambulyx interplacida

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Ambulyx interplacida
Ambulyx interplacida RB013 male up.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. interplacida
Binomial name
Ambulyx interplacida
, 2006[1]

Ambulyx interplacida is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Ronald Brechlin in 2006. It is known from the south-eastern Chinese provinces of Jiangxi and Hunan.[2]

The wingspan is 112–120 mm. It is similar to Ambulyx semiplacida, but there is no violet tinge on the forewing upperside and the wing undersides are more reddish. There are also distinct differences in the male genitalia.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx interplacida Brechlin, 2006". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.


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