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Ambulyx kuangtungensis

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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)[1]
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.[2]

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. Retrieved 2011-10-26.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx kuangtungensis (Mell, 1922)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.


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