Ampelophaga
Encyclopedia
Ampelophaga is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Ampelophaga dolichoidesAmpelophaga dolichoidesAmpelophaga dolichoides is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by R. Felder in 1874. It is found from Nepal and Sikkim, north-eastern India, across Thailand and south-western China to Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia.The wingspan is 80-100 mm....
- (R. Felder, 1874) - Ampelophaga khasianaAmpelophaga khasianaAmpelophaga khasiana is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Rothschild in 1895. It is found from Nepal, north-eastern India to central China.The wingspan is 80-102 mm....
- Rothschild, 1895 - Ampelophaga nikolaeAmpelophaga nikolaeAmpelophaga nikolae is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Jiangxi-Fujian border in China....
- Haxaire & Melichar, 2007 - Ampelophaga rubiginosaAmpelophaga rubiginosaAmpelophaga rubiginosa is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Bremer and Grey in 1853. It is found from north-eastern Afghanistan, east around the southern margin of the Himalaya to Yunnan, then throughout China to the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula and Japan...
- Bremer & Grey, 1853 - Ampelophaga thomasiAmpelophaga thomasiAmpelophaga thomasi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Kitching and Cadiou in 1998. It is known from Nepal....
- Cadiou & Kitching, 1998