Amplypterus panopus

Amplypterus panopus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Amplypterus
Species:	A. panopus
Binomial name
*Amplypterus panopus* (Cramer, [1779])^[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx panopus Cramer, [1779] Calymnia panopus (Cramer, [1779]) Composogene panopus (Cramer, [1779]) Calymnia pavonica Moore, 1877

Amplypterus panopus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and northern India (including the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands), Nepal, Burma, southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (to Sulawesi) and the Philippines.

Illustration

Amplypterus panopus panopus

The wingspan is 130–168 mm. Adults are on wing in March, April, June, August and December in Hong Kong.

Larvae have been recorded on Dracontomelum, Mangifera indica, Rhus, Durio, Calophyllum and Garcinia.

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