Biology:Anambulyx

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Short description: Genus of moths

Anambulyx
Anambulyx elwesi MHNT CUT 2010 0 146 Chiang Mai, Thailand, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Anambulyx elwesi MHNT CUT 2010 0 146 Chiang Mai, Thailand, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Anambulyx
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species:
A. elwesi
Binomial name
Anambulyx elwesi
(H. Druce, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx elwesi H. Druce, 1882
  • Anambulyx elwesi kitchingi Smetacek, 2004

Anambulyx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Anambulyx elwesi, or Elwes' pink-and-green hawkmoth, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1882.

Distribution

Is known from northern Pakistan , northern India , Nepal, south-western China , northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.[2]

Biology

Adults have been recorded from May to July in Thailand.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1757141 entry