Ambulyx kuangtungensis
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ambulyx |
Species: | A. kuangtungensis |
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Ambulyx kuangtungensis | |
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Ambulyx kuangtungensis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Mell in 1922.
Distribution[edit]
It is known from southern China, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and Taiwan.[2]
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 65–80 mm.
- Female dorsal view
- Female ventral view
- Male dorsal view
- Male ventral view
Biology[edit]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Choerospondias axillaris in Guangdong.
References[edit]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx kuangtungensis (Mell, 1922)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.