''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
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,
Thailand,
Laos
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,
Cambodia and
Vietnam to central and southern
China
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and
Taiwan.
The
wingspan is 95–124 mm. It is similar to ''
Ambulyx maculifera''.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''
Juglans regia'', ''
Engelhardia spicata
''Engelhardia spicata'' is a species of plant in the Juglandaceae family. It is recognized to include the variety ''E. spicata'' var. ''integra'' (Kurz) W.E. Manning ex Steen.
Distribution and habitat
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhut ...
'', ''
Elaeocarpus'', ''
Quercus'', ''
Myrica nagi'', ''
Betula alnoides
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'' and ''
Rhus
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'' species.
Subspecies
*''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)
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 380 Bukit Fraser, Pahang, Malaisie male dorsal.jpg, ''Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi'' male, dorsal view
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 380 Bukit Fraser, Pahang, Malaisie male ventral.jpg, ''Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi'' male, ventral view
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 380 Bukit Fraser, Pahang, Malaisie female dorsal.jpg, ''Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi'' female, dorsal view
Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 380 Bukit Fraser, Pahang, Malaisie female ventral.jpg, ''Ambulyx sericeipennis joiceyi'' female, ventral view
Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai MHNT CUT 2010 0 86 Wushe Taiwan male dorsal.jpg, Male ''Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai'', dorsal view
Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai MHNT CUT 2010 0 86 Wushe Taiwan male ventral.jpg, Male ''Ambulyx sericeipennis okurai'', ventral view
References
Ambulyx
Moths described in 1875
Moths of Taiwan
Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
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