Ambulyx moorei
Species of moth
| Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ambulyx |
| Species: | A. moorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambulyx moorei Moore, [1858][1] | |
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Ambulyx moorei, the cinnamon gliding hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, the Nicobar Islands and Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China, the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Singapore and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan).[2][3]
Description
The wingspan is 100–110 mm.[2]
Biology
Larvae have been recorded on Canarium album in China. Other recorded food plants include Buchanania and Lannea species. These moths are very sluggish during the day but fly well at night.[2]
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Male, ventral view
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ a b c Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Ambulyx moorei Moore, [1858] -- Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Ambulyx moorei Moore, [1858]". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links
- "Ambulyx moorei Moore, [1858] -- Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ambulyx subocellata Felder". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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