| Ambulyx canescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ambulyx |
| Species: | A. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambulyx canescens | |
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Ambulyx canescens is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.
Distribution
It is found in Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.
Description
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
Biology
It is considered a forest pest, because its larvae feed on the leaves of young Dryobalanops lanceolata. Larvae have also been reared on Shorea lepidota.
List of subspecies
- Ambulyx canescens canescens
- Ambulyx canescens flava (Clark, 1924)[2]
- Ambulyx canescens flavocelebensis
Male A. c. flava
Male A. c. flava
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Clark, B.P. 1924. Twelve new Sphingidae. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 9: 11–21
External links
- "Ambulyx canescens canescens (Walker, [1865)"]. (May 25, 2009). Butterfly from Rejang Land. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ambulyx canescens Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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