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Ambulyx japonica

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Species of moth

Ambulyx japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species: A. japonica
Binomial name
Ambulyx japonica
Rothschild, 1894
Synonyms
  • Oxyambulyx japonica angustifasciata Okano, 1959

Ambulyx japonica is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is known from eastern China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

Description

The wingspan is 81–90 mm.

  • Ambulyx japonica japonica dorsal view Ambulyx japonica japonica dorsal view
  • Ambulyx japonica japonica ventral view Ambulyx japonica japonica ventral view

Biology

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Aceraceae species in China. In Japan, larvae have been recorded on Acer and Carpinus japonica. Furthermore, larvae have been reared on Carpinus laxiflora and Carpinus tschonoskii.

Subspecies

  • Ambulyx japonica japonica (Japan)
  • Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata (Okano, 1959) (Taiwan)
  • Ambulyx japonica koreana Inoue, 1993 (Korea and eastern China)
  • Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata dorsal view Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata dorsal view
  • Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata ventral view Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata ventral view

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx japonica japonica (Rothschild, 1894)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata (Okano, 1959)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx japonica koreana Inoue, 1993". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Ambulyx japonica


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