Biology:Ambulyx auripennis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Ambulyx auripennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.
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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