Ambulyx pryeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Lucas Distant in 1887. It is found in Sundaland.Also found in Nepal.

Ambulyx pryeri
A. p. pryeri
Sabah, Borneo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. pryeri
Binomial name
Ambulyx pryeri
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx eteocles Huwe, 1895
  • Oxyambulyx eteocles Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Oxyambulyx sumatranus Rothschild, 1920
  • Oxyambulyx pryeri Distant; Diehl, 1980
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Biology

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Larvae have been recorded on Plumeria species.

Subspecies

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  • Ambulyx pryeri pryeri (Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, the Philippines)
  • Ambulyx pryeri tenggarensis Brechlin, 2009 (Flores)

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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