Biology:Ambulyx auripennis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Ambulyx auripennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ambulyx |
| Species: | A. auripennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ambulyx auripennis Moore, 1879
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Ambulyx auripennis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879[1] and is known from Sri Lanka.
It is similar to Ambulyx substrigilis, but the underside of the body is deeper yellow and the markings on the wing are less conspicuous.
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Female ventral view -
Female dorsal view
References
- ↑ "Ambulyx auripennis Moore, 1879 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114192632/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Ambulyx/auripennis.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
Wikidata ☰ Q2263900 entry
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