Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856

Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856

Angonyx testacea is a moth species with a 54–64 mm wingspan, found across parts of South and East Asia, with a southern Indian/Sri Lankan population now a separate species.

Family
Genus
Angonyx
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856

The wingspan of Angonyx testacea ranges from 54 to 64 mm. This moth species can be found in Nepal, northern India, the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak (Malaysia), Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and Palawan and Luzon (Philippines). The isolated population that was previously associated with this species, found in southern India and Sri Lanka, is now classified as a distinct separate species called Angonyx krishna.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Angonyx

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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