Ambulyx ochracea

Species of moth

Ambulyx ochracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. ochracea
Binomial name
Ambulyx ochracea
Butler, 1885[1]

Ambulyx ochracea, the ochreous gliding hawkmoth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.

Range

It is found from Nepal and Sikkim, India, across central and southern China to South Korea and Japan, and south to Thailand, northern Vietnam and Taiwan.

Description

The wingspan is 85–114 mm.

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

Biology

Adults are on wing from late April to mid August in Korea. There are two generations per year.

Larvae have been recorded on Juglans regia in China and on Choerospondias fordii in India.

References

  1. ^ "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 ochracea Butler, 1885 -- Ochreous gliding hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Ambulyx ochracea


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