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Amplypterus panopus

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Tropical rainforest vegetation at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0

Species notes

About Amplypterus panopus

Amplypterus panopus (also recorded as mango hawkmoth) is an accepted species in the family Sphingidae, within the order Lepidoptera. Butterflies and moths pass through egg, larval, pupal and adult stages, and adults are characterised by wings covered in microscopic scales.

Common name
mango hawkmoth
Family
Sphingidae
Order
Lepidoptera
Identification rank
Species

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy