''Amplypterus mansoni'' is a species of
moth of the family
Sphingidae first described by
Benjamin Preston Clark
Benjamin Preston Clark (October 8, 1860, in West Roxbury – January 11, 1939, in Philadelphia), known to friends as "Preston", was an American entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera, especially Sphingidae. He also operated a mercantile bu ...
in 1924.
Distribution
It is known from south-east Asia, including north-eastern
India,
Burma,
Thailand,
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
,
Vietnam,
Malaysia and
Indonesia (Sumatra and Java).
Description
The
wingspan is 110–115 mm.
Amplypterus mansoni mansoni MHNT CUT 2010 0 419 Philippines male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal
Amplypterus mansoni mansoni MHNT CUT 2010 0 419 Philippines male ventral.jpg, Male ventral
Subspecies
*''Amplypterus mansoni mansoni''
*''Amplypterus mansoni takamukui''
(Matsumura, 1930) (Taiwan)
Amplypterus mansoni takamukui MHNT CUT 2010 0 419 Wu She Taiwan male dorsal.jpg, ''Amplypterus mansoni takamukui'' ♂
Amplypterus mansoni takamukui MHNT CUT 2010 0 419 Wu She Taiwan male ventral.jpg, ''Amplypterus mansoni takamukui'' ♂ △
Amplypterus mansoni takamukui MHNT CUT 2010 0 419 Wu She Taiwan female dorsal.jpg, ''Amplypterus mansoni takamukui'' ♀
Amplypterus mansoni takamukui MHNT CUT 2010 0 419 Wu She Taiwan female ventral.jpg, ''Amplypterus mansoni takamukui'' ♀ △
References
Amplypterus
Moths described in 1924
Moths of Asia
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