''Ambulyx moorei'', the cinnamon gliding hawkmoth, is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. The species was
first described by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1858. It is found in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, southern and eastern
India, the
Nicobar Islands
The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. Located southeast of the Indian s ...
and
Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between th ...
,
Thailand,
Vietnam, southern
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, 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
''Canarium album'' is a tree species in the genus ''Canarium'' and the family Burseraceae, found in Indo-China; the Catalogue of Life does not record any sub-species.
''Canarium album'' produces a fruit commonly called Chinese olive or white oli ...
'' in China. Other recorded food plants include ''
Buchanania'' and ''
Lannea'' species. These moths are very sluggish during the day but fly well at night.
References
External links
"''Ambulyx moorei'' Moore, [1858] -- Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth" ''Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic''. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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Ambulyx
Moths described in 1858
Moths of the Philippines
Moths of Sri Lanka
Moths of Indonesia
Moths of Malaysia
Moths of Singapore
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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