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Ambulyx sericeipennis

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Species of moth

Ambulyx sericeipennis
Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis, dorsal view
Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis, ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species: A. sericeipennis
Binomial name
Ambulyx sericeipennis
Butler, 1875
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx okurai (Okano, 1959)
  • Oxyambulyx amaculata Meng, 1989
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis agana Jordan, 1929
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis brunnea (Mell, 1922)
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis reducta (Mell, 1922)
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis javanica Clark, 1930
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi Clark, 1923
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis luzoni Clark, 1924

Ambulyx sericeipennis, the common gliding hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. 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.

The wingspan is 95–124 mm. It is similar to Ambulyx maculifera.

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 joiceyi male, dorsal view Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi male, dorsal view
  • Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi male, ventral view Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi male, ventral view
  • Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi female, dorsal view Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi female, dorsal view
  • Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi female, ventral view Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi female, ventral view
  • Male Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai, dorsal view Male Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai, dorsal view
  • Male Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai, ventral view Male Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai, 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. (2018). "Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875 -- Common gliding hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Ambulyx sericeipennis


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