Ambulyx tattina
| Ambulyx tattina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ambulyx |
| Species: | A. tattina |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambulyx tattina (Jordan, 1919)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ambulyx tattina is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines.
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]
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.
- ↑ "The Moths of Borneo". Arbec.com.my. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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