Ambulyx meeki
Ambulyx meeki is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Solomon Islands.
| Ambulyx meeki | |
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| Female of A. m. meeki | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ambulyx |
| Species: | A. meeki |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambulyx meeki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1] | |
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It can be distinguished from other Ambulyx species by the conspicuous olive antemedian and discal bands of the forewing upperside. It is similar to Ambulyx wildei, but the submarginal line of the forewing is more curved.
Subspecies
- Ambulyx meeki meeki (Solomon Islands)
- Ambulyx meeki makirae Tennent & Kitching, 1998 (Solomon Islands)
- Ambulyx meeki pyrrhina (Jordan, 1923) (Solomon Islands)
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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