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Ambulyx tattina

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Ambulyx tattina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. tattina
Binomial name
Ambulyx tattina
(Jordan, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyambulyx tattina Jordan, 1919
  • Ambulyx tattina borneensis Gehlen, 1940
  • Oxyambulyx tattina uichancoi Clark, 1938

Ambulyx tattina is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1919.

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.[2]

  • Female, dorsal view
    Female, dorsal view
  • Female, ventral view
    Female, ventral view
  • Male, dorsal view
    Male, dorsal view
  • Male, ventral view
    Male, ventral view

Subspecies

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

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ambulyx tattina Jordan". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.


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