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Amplypterus mansoni
Amplypterus mansoni, male, upperside
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Amplypterus
Species:	A. mansoni
Binomial name
Amplypterus mansoni (Clark, 1924)
Synonyms
Compsogene mansoni Clark, 1924 Compsogene mansoni pendleburyi Clark, 1938 Compsogene mansoni formosana Clark, 1936 Oxyambulyx mansoni takamukui Matsumura, 1930

Amplypterus mansoni is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1924.

Distribution

It is known from south-east Asia, including north-eastern India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra and Java).

Description

The wingspan is 110–115 mm.

• Male dorsal
• Male ventral

Subspecies

• Amplypterus mansoni mansoni
• Amplypterus mansoni takamukui (Matsumura, 1930) (Taiwan)

• Amplypterus mansoni takamukui ♂
• Amplypterus mansoni takamukui ♂ △
• Amplypterus mansoni takamukui ♀
• Amplypterus mansoni takamukui ♀ △

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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