Ambulyx tattina
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ambulyx |
Species: | A. tattina
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Ambulyx tattina | |
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Ambulyx tattina is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1919.
Distribution[]
It is known from Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines.
Description[]
It can be distinguished from other Ambulyx species by the absence of subbasal dark patches on the forewing, and the division of the distal third sharply into pale anterior and dark posterior halves.[2]
Gallery[]
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
Subspecies[]
- Ambulyx tattina tattina (Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, the Philippines)
- Ambulyx tattina uichancoi (Clark, 1938) (the Philippines)
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ambulyx tattina Jordan". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
Categories:
- Ambulyx
- Moths described in 1919
- Moths of Asia
- Ambulycini stubs