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Ambulyx tattina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Ambulyx tattina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ambulyx

Rank
  
Subspecies

Ambulyx tattina

Similar
  
Ambulyx pryeri, Ambulyx canescens, Ambulyx moorei, Ambulyx

Ambulyx tattina is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is known from Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines.

Description

It can be distinguished from other Ambulyx species by the absence of subbasal dark patches on the forewing, and the division of the distal third sharply into pale anterior and dark posterior halves.

Subspecies

  • Ambulyx tattina tattina (Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, the Philippines)
  • Ambulyx tattina uichancoi (Clark, 1938) (the Philippines)
  • References

    Ambulyx tattina Wikipedia