Amplypterus panopus
Introduction '''''Amplypterus panopus''''', the '''mango hawkmoth''', is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and northern India (including the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands), Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia (to Sulawesi) and the Philippines.
Description The wingspan is 130–168 mm.Amplypterus panopus MHNT CUT 2010 0 39 Ban Kheun Laos Male dorsal.jpg|Male dorsal viewAmplypterus panopus MHNT CUT 2010 0 39 Ban Kheun Laos Male ventral.jpg|Male ventral viewAmplypterus panopus MHNT CUT 2010 0 299 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia, female dorsal.jpg|Female dorsalAmplypterus panopus MHNT CUT 2010 0 299 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia, female ventral.jpg|Female ventral
Biology Adults are on wing in March, April, June, August and December in Hong Kong.Larvae have been recorded on ''Dracontomelum dao'', ''Mangifera indica'', ''Rhus'', ''Durio'', ''Calophyllum'' and ''Garcinia''.In ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I'', the species is described as follows:
Subspecies *''Amplypterus panopus panopus''*''Amplypterus panopus hainanensis'' Eitschberger, 2006 (Hainan)
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