Biology:Apocalypsis (genus)
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| Genus: | Apocalypsis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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| Species: | A. velox
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| Apocalypsis velox Butler, 1876[1]
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Apocalypsis is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing only one species Apocalypsis velox, which is found from north-eastern India and south-western China to northern Vietnam.[2]
Description
The wingspan is about 136 mm. The forewing upperside pattern is similar to that of Euryglottis aper.
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Biology
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Callicarpa arborea in India.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114073932/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Apocalypsis/velox.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_vel.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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