Apocalypsis (genus)
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Apocalypsis is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family, containing only one species Apocalypsis velox, which is found from north-eastern India
and south-western China
to northern Vietnam
.
The wingspan
is about 136 mm. The forewing upperside pattern is similar to that of Euryglottis aper
.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Callicarpa arborea in India
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, containing only one species Apocalypsis velox, which is found from north-eastern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and south-western China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
to northern Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
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The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 136 mm. The forewing upperside pattern is similar to that of Euryglottis aper
Euryglottis aper
Euryglottis aper is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia.There are rather indistinct apical dots on sternites three to five and three lines forming a well-marked discal band on the forewing upperside....
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Callicarpa arborea in India