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Ambulyx sericeipennis

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Kingdom
  
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Scientific name
  
Ambulyx sericeipennis

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Ambulyx

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Subspecies

Ambulyx sericeipennis

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Ambulyx, Ambulyx ochracea, Ampelophaga rubiginosa, Acosmeryx, Ambulyx pryeri

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Ambulyx sericeipennis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from northern Pakistan and northern India eastwards across Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to central and southern China and Taiwan.

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The wingspan is 95–124 mm. It is similar to Ambulyx maculifera, but greyer and the submarginal band of the forewing upperside extends to the costal and anal margins.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Juglans regia, Engelhardia spicata, Elaeocarpus, Quercus, Myrica nagi, Betula alnoides and Rhus species.

Subspecies

  • Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis
  • Ambulyx sericeipennis javanica (Clark, 1930) (Java)
  • Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi (Clark 1923) (Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Vietnam and Laos)
  • Ambulyx sericeipennis luzoni (Clark, 1924) (Luzon)
  • Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai (Okano, 1959) (Taiwan)
  • Ambulyx sericeipennis palawanica Brechlin, 2009 (Palawan)
  • References

    Ambulyx sericeipennis Wikipedia