Biology:Ambulyx staudingeri

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Short description: Species of moth

Ambulyx staudingeri
Ambulyx staudingeri MHNT CUT 2010 0 19 Philippines male dorsal.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. staudingeri
Binomial name
Ambulyx staudingeri
Rothschild, 1894[1]

Ambulyx staudingeri is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is known from the Philippines .

Description

It is similar to Ambulyx pryeri, but the posterior third of the forewing upperside subterminal line is closer to the termen, and most specimens have a dark tornal shade. The species name honours Otto Staudinger.

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q4741985 entry