Ambulyx staudingeri

Ambulyx staudingeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Ambulyx
Species: A. staudingeri
Binomial name
Ambulyx staudingeri

Ambulyx staudingeri is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. 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.

References

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


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