Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Ambulyx canescens | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ambulyx Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Ambulyx, Ambulyx moorei, Ambulyx pryeri, Cechenena helops, Acosmeryx shervillii | ||
Ambulyx canescens is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.
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.
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