- Ambulyx canescens
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Ambulyx canescens Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Ambulyx Species: A. canescens Binomial name Ambulyx canescens
Walker, [1865][1]Synonyms - Oxyambulyx canescens Walker; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Ambulyx argentata Druce, 1882
Ambulyx canescens is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.
It is considered a forest pest, because its larvae feed on the leaves of young Dryobalanops lanceolata. Larvae have also been reared on Shorea lepidota.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Ambulyx/canescens.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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