Ambulyx ochracea
Ambulyx ochracea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ambulyx |
Species: | A. ochracea
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Binomial name | |
Ambulyx ochracea |
Ambulyx ochracea, the ochreous gliding hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.
Dispersion[]
It is found from Nepal and Sikkim, India, across central and southern China to South Korea and Japan, and south to Thailand, northern Vietnam and Taiwan.
Description[]
The wingspan is 85–114 mm.
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
Biology[]
Adults are on wing from late April to mid August in Korea. There are two generations per year.
Larvae have been recorded on Juglans regia in China and on in India.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885 -- Ochreous gliding hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
Categories:
- Ambulyx
- Moths described in 1885
- Moths of Asia
- Ambulycini stubs