Ambulyx canescens is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ambulyx |
| Species: | A. canescens
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Distribution
editIt is found in Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.
Description
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Male, dorsal view -
Male, ventral view -
Female, dorsal view -
Female, ventral view
Biology
editIt 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
edit- Ambulyx canescens canescens
- Ambulyx canescens flava (Clark, 1924)[2]
- Ambulyx canescens flavocelebensis
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Male A. c. flava -
Male A. c. flava
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Clark, B.P. 1924. Twelve new Sphingidae. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 9: 11–21
External links
edit- "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.
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