Ambulyx canescens

Ambulyx canescens is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.

Ambulyx canescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. canescens
Binomial name
Ambulyx canescens
Walker, [1865][1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyambulyx canescens Walker; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Ambulyx argentata Druce, 1882

Distribution

It is found in Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.

Description
  • Male, dorsal view
    Male, dorsal view
  • Male, ventral view
    Male, ventral view
  • Female, dorsal view
    Female, dorsal view
  • Female, ventral view
    Female, ventral view

Biology

It is considered a forest pest, because its larvae feed on the leaves of young Dryobalanops lanceolata. Larvae have also been reared on Shorea lepidota.

List of subspecies
  • Ambulyx canescens canescens
  • Ambulyx canescens flava (Clark, 1924)[2]
  • Ambulyx canescens flavocelebensis
  • Male A. c. flava
    Male A. c. flava
  • Male A. c. flava
    Male A. c. flava

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Clark, B.P. 1924. Twelve new Sphingidae. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 9: 11–21


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