Ambulyx sericeipennis, the common gliding hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. 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.[2]
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| Ambulyx sericeipennis sericeipennis, dorsal view | |
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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. sericeipennis
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The wingspan is 95–124 mm. It is similar to Ambulyx maculifera.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Juglans regia, Engelhardia spicata, Elaeocarpus, Quercus, Myrica nagi, Betula alnoides and Rhus species.
Subspecies
edit- 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)
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Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi male, dorsal view -
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi male, ventral view -
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi female, dorsal view -
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi female, ventral view
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Male Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai, dorsal view -
Male Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai, ventral view
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875 -- Common gliding hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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