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Ambulyx moorei

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Species of moth

Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species: A. moorei
Binomial name
Ambulyx moorei
Moore,
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx decolor (Schaufuss, 1870)
  • Ambulyx subocellata Felder, 1874
  • Ambulyx turbata Butler, 1875
  • Ambulyx thwaitesii Moore,
  • Ambulyx nubila Huwe, 1895
  • Ambulyx chinensis (Clark, 1922)
  • Oxyambulyx subocellata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Smerinthus decolor Schaufuss, 1870
  • Oxyambulyx moorei chinensis Clark, 1922

Ambulyx moorei, the cinnamon gliding hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, the Nicobar Islands and Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China, the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Singapore and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan).

Description

The wingspan is 100–110 mm.

Biology

Larvae have been recorded on Canarium album in China. Other recorded food plants include Buchanania and Lannea species. These moths are very sluggish during the day but fly well at night.

  • Male, dorsal view Male, dorsal view
  • Male, ventral view Male, ventral view

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Ambulyx moorei Moore, [1858] -- Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. "Ambulyx moorei Moore, [1858]". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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Taxon identifiers
Ambulyx moorei


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