Ambulyx kuangtungensis
Species of moth
Ambulyx kuangtungensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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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.
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