Ambulyx kuangtungensis

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Ambulyx kuangtungensis
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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 kuangtungensisMell, 1922
  • Oxyambulyx takasagoOkano, 1964
  • Oxyambulyx kuangtungensis formosanaClark, 1936
  • Oxyambulyx kuangtungensis hoeneiMell, 1937
  • Oxyambulyx kuangtungensis melliGehlen, 1942

Ambulyx kuangtungensis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Mell in 1922.

Contents

Distribution

It is known from southern China, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and Taiwan. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 65–80 mm.

Biology

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

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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.