Ambulyx kuangtungensis
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ambulyx |
Species: | A. kuangtungensis
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Binomial name | |
Ambulyx kuangtungensis | |
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Ambulyx kuangtungensis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Mell in 1922.
Distribution[]
It is known from southern China, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and Taiwan.[2]
Description[]
The wingspan is 65–80 mm.
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Biology[]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Choerospondias axillaris in Guangdong.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx kuangtungensis (Mell, 1922)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
Categories:
- Ambulyx
- Moths described in 1922
- Moths of Asia
- Ambulycini stubs