Ambulyx sericeipennis
Ambulyx sericeipennis | |
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Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis Dorsal | |
Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis Ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ambulyx |
Species: | A. sericeipennis |
Binomial name | |
Ambulyx sericeipennis | |
Synonyms | |
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Ambulyx sericeipennis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from northern Pakistan and northern India eastwards across Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to central and southern China and Taiwan.[2]
The wingspan is 95–124 mm. It is similar to Ambulyx maculifera, but greyer and the submarginal band of the forewing upperside extends to the costal and anal margins.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Juglans regia, Engelhardia spicata, Elaeocarpus, Quercus, Myrica nagi, Betula alnoides and Rhus species.
Subspecies
- Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis
- Ambulyx sericeipennis javanica (Clark, 1930) (Java)
- Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi (Clark 1923) (Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Vietnam and Laos)
- Ambulyx sericeipennis luzoni (Clark, 1924) (Luzon)
- Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai (Okano, 1959) (Taiwan)
- Ambulyx sericeipennis palawanica Brechlin, 2009 (Palawan)
- Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai male dorsal
- Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai male ventral
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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