Ambulyx elwesi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Ambulycini
Genus: Ambulyx
Species: Ambulyx elwesi

Name

Ambulyx elwesi Druce, 1882

Type locality: India, West Bengal, Darjiling (Darling).

Lectotype: BMNH. female ♀.

• Status:   invalid   CURRENT STATUS Anambulyx elwesi

References

Primary references

• Druce, H. 1882. Descriptions of new species of Aegeriidae and Sphingidae. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 19: 15–19. full article BHL (PDF). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rothschild, W. & Jordan, K. 1903. A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphindigae. Novitates Zoologae 9 (Suppl.): 1–972. Reference page. 

Photos

• tpittaway [1].