Anambulyx
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Parent authorityRothschild & Jordan, 1903
TaxonAnambulyx elwesi
Authority(H. Druce, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx elwesi H. Druce, 1882
  • Anambulyx elwesi kitchingi Smetacek, 2004

Anambulyx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Anambulyx elwesi, or Elwes' pink-and-green hawkmoth, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1882.

Distribution

Is known from northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, south-western China, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.[2]

Biology

Adults have been recorded from May to July in Thailand.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R. & Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Anambulyx elwesi (Druce, 1882) -- Elwes' pink-and-green hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.