Ambulyx pryeri

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Ambulyx pryeri
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A. p. pryeri
Sabah, Borneo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. pryeri
Binomial name
Ambulyx pryeri
Distant, 1887 [1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx eteoclesHuwe, 1895
  • Oxyambulyx eteoclesRothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Oxyambulyx sumatranusRothschild, 1920
  • Oxyambulyx pryeriDistant; Diehl, 1980

Ambulyx pryeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Lucas Distant in 1887. It is found in Sundaland.Also found in Nepal.

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Biology

Larvae have been recorded on Plumeria species.

Subspecies

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<i>Ambulyx wildei</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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