Biology:Amplypterus mansoni

Short description: Species of moth

Amplypterus mansoni
Amplypterus mansoni, male, upperside
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Amplypterus
Species:	A. mansoni
Binomial name
Amplypterus mansoni (Clark, 1924)
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.

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  Male dorsal
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  Male ventral

Subspecies

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

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  Amplypterus mansoni takamukui ♂
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  Amplypterus mansoni takamukui ♂ △
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  Amplypterus mansoni takamukui ♀
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  Amplypterus mansoni takamukui ♀ △

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2489651 entry