Apocalypsis velox
Apocalypsis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Apocalypsis velox, described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876, is found from north-eastern India and from south-western China to northern Vietnam.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Apocalypsis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 |
| Species: | A. velox |
| Binomial name | |
| Apocalypsis velox | |
Description
The wingspan is about 136 mm. The forewing upperside pattern is similar to that of Euryglottis aper.
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
Biology
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Callicarpa arborea in India.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Apocalypsis velox velox Butler, 1876 -- Bald hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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