Apocalypsis (genus)

Apocalypsis
Male dorsal MHNT
Male ventralMHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Sphingini
Genus: Apocalypsis
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species: A. velox
Binomial name
Apocalypsis velox
Butler, 1876[1]

Apocalypsis is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing only one species Apocalypsis velox, which is found from north-eastern India and south-western China to northern Vietnam.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 136 mm. The forewing upperside pattern is similar to that of Euryglottis aper.

Biology

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Callicarpa arborea in India.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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