Ambulyx ochracea
Ambulyx ochracea, the ochreous gliding hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Ambulyx |
Species: | A. ochracea |
Binomial name | |
Ambulyx ochracea | |
Dispersion
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.
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.
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References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885 -- Ochreous gliding hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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