Ambulyx lestradei

Ambulyx lestradei ♂

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola 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 lestradei

Name

Ambulyx lestradei Cadiou, 1998

Type locality: S. Sri Lanka, Yala National Park, sea level.

Holotype: Coll. Cadiou. male ♂. 2-6.XII.1985. legit C. Lestrade.

References

Primary references

• Cadiou, J.M. 1998. A new Ambulyx from Sri Lanka, and two new Macroglossum, one from Sulawesi and one from Halmai-Jera (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). Lambillionea 98(3): 441–444. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Sri Lankan gliding hawkmoth