Ambulyx sericeipennis

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Ambulyx sericeipennis
Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis MHNT CUT 2010 164 Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai Thailand male dorsal.jpg
Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis, dorsal view
Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis MHNT CUT 2010 164 Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai Thailand male ventral.jpg
Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis, ventral view
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. sericeipennis
Binomial name
Ambulyx sericeipennis
Butler, 1875 [1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx okurai(Okano, 1959)
  • Oxyambulyx amaculataMeng, 1989
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis aganaJordan, 1929
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis brunnea(Mell, 1922)
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis reducta(Mell, 1922)
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis javanicaClark, 1930
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis joiceyiClark, 1923
  • Oxyambulyx sericeipennis luzoniClark, 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. [2]

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

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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.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875 -- Common gliding hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.