Biology:Ambulyx kuangtungensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Ambulyx kuangtungensis
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Scientific classification edit
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 kuangtungensis Mell, 1922
  • Oxyambulyx takasago Okano, 1964
  • Oxyambulyx kuangtungensis formosana Clark, 1936
  • Oxyambulyx kuangtungensis hoenei Mell, 1937
  • Oxyambulyx kuangtungensis melli Gehlen, 1942

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

Distribution

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

Description

The wingspan is 65–80 mm.

  • Female dorsal view

  • Female ventral view

  • Male dorsal view

  • Male ventral view

Biology

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

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Ambulyx/kuangtungensis.html. 
  2. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J.. "Ambulyx kuangtungensis (Mell, 1922)". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_kua.htm. Retrieved December 13, 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2332703 entry




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