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Ambulyx kuangtungensis

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Species of moth

Ambulyx kuangtungensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species: A. kuangtungensis
Binomial name
Ambulyx kuangtungensis
(Mell, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Oxyambulyx kuangtungensis Mell, 1922
  • Oxyambulyx takasago Okano, 1964
  • Oxyambulyx kuangtungensis formosana Clark, 1936
  • Oxyambulyx kuangtungensis hoenei Mell, 1937
  • Oxyambulyx kuangtungensis melli Gehlen, 1942

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.

Description

The wingspan is 65–80 mm.

  • Female dorsal view Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view Female ventral view
  • Male dorsal view Male dorsal view
  • Male ventral view Male ventral view

Biology

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Choerospondias axillaris in Guangdong.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx kuangtungensis (Mell, 1922)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Ambulyx kuangtungensis


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