Ambulyx canescens

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

Ambulyx canescens
Scientific classification
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

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  Male, dorsal view
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  Male, ventral view
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  Female, dorsal view
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  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

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  Male A. c. flava
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  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

External links

• "Ambulyx canescens canescens (Walker, [1865)"]. (May 25, 2009). Butterfly from Rejang Land. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
• Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ambulyx canescens Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.