''Amplypterus panopus'', the mango hawkmoth, is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. The species was
first described by
Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, southern and northern
India (including the
Andaman Islands
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and
Nicobar Islands
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),
Nepal,
Myanmar
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, southern
China
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,
Thailand,
Vietnam,
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
,
Indonesia (to Sulawesi) and the
Philippines.
Description
The
wingspan is 130–168 mm.
Amplypterus panopus MHNT CUT 2010 0 39 Ban Kheun Laos Male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal view
Amplypterus panopus MHNT CUT 2010 0 39 Ban Kheun Laos Male ventral.jpg, Male ventral view
Amplypterus panopus MHNT CUT 2010 0 299 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia, female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal
Amplypterus panopus MHNT CUT 2010 0 299 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia, female ventral.jpg, Female ventral
Biology
Adults are on wing in March, April, June, August and December in Hong Kong.
Larvae have been recorded on ''
Dracontomelum'', ''
Mangifera indica'', ''
Rhus
Sumac ( or ), also spelled sumach, is any of about 35 species of flowering plants in the genus ''Rhus'' and related genera in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae). Sumacs grow in subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world, including Eas ...
'', ''
Durio'', ''
Calophyllum'' and ''
Garcinia''.
In ''
The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I'', the species is described as follows:
Subspecies
*''Amplypterus panopus panopus''
*''Amplypterus panopus hainanensis''
Eitschberger, 2006 (Hainan)
References
Amplypterus
Moths described in 1779
Moths of Asia
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