Ambulyx staudingeri
Ambulyx staudingeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ambulyx |
Species: | A. staudingeri
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Binomial name | |
Ambulyx staudingeri Rothschild, 1894[1]
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Ambulyx staudingeri is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is known from the Philippines.
Description[]
It is similar to Ambulyx pryeri, but the posterior third of the forewing upperside subterminal line is closer to the termen, and most specimens have a dark tornal shade. The species name honours Otto Staudinger.
Gallery[]
Female
Female underside
Male
Male underside
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Ambulyx
- Moths described in 1894
- Moths of Asia
- Ambulycini stubs