Biology:Amplypterus mansoni

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Short description: Species of moth

Amplypterus mansoni
Amplypterus mansoni takamukui (45366836402).jpg
Amplypterus mansoni, male, upperside
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Amplypterus
Species:
A. mansoni
Binomial name
Amplypterus mansoni
(Clark, 1924)[1]
Synonyms
  • Clark, 1936 Clark, 1924
  • Matsumura, 1930 Compsogene mansoni pendleburyi
  • Compsogene mansoni Clark, 1938
  • Compsogene mansoni formosana Oxyambulyx mansoni takamukui

Amplypterus mansoni is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1924.

Distribution

It is known from south-east Asia, including north-eastern India , Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra and Java).

Description

The wingspan is 110–115 mm.

Subspecies

  • Amplypterus mansoni mansoni
  • Amplypterus mansoni takamukui (Matsumura, 1930) (Taiwan)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2489651 entry