Biology:Ambulyx sericeipennis
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| Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis, dorsal view | |
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| Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis, ventral view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ambulyx |
| Species: | A. sericeipennis
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| Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875[1]
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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, but greyer and the submarginal band of the forewing upperside extends to the costal and anal margins.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Juglans regia, Engelhardia spicata, Elaeocarpus, Quercus, Myrica nagi, Betula alnoides and Rhus species.
Subspecies
- Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis
- Ambulyx sericeipennis javanica (Clark, 1930) (Java)
- Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi (Clark 1923) (Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Vietnam and Laos)
- Ambulyx sericeipennis luzoni (Clark, 1924) (Luzon)
- Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai (Okano, 1959) (Taiwan)
- Ambulyx sericeipennis palawanica Brechlin, 2009 (Palawan)
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi male, dorsal view
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi male, ventral view
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi female, dorsal view
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi female, ventral view
Male Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai, dorsal view
Male Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai, ventral view
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Ambulyx/sericeipennis.html.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875 -- Common gliding hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_ser.htm. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q4741982 entry
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