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Ambulyx japonica is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. It is known from eastern China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

Ambulyx japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. japonica
Binomial name
Ambulyx japonica
Rothschild, 1894[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyambulyx japonica angustifasciata Okano, 1959

Description


The wingspan is 81–90 mm. There is a broad subbasal band on the forewing upperside. Males are paler than females and less strongly marked.


Biology


The larvae have been recorded feeding on Aceraceae species in China. In Japan, larvae have been recorded on Acer and Carpinus japonica. Furthermore, larvae have been reared on Carpinus laxiflora and Carpinus tschonoskii.


Subspecies



References


  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.[permanent dead link]
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx japonica japonica (Rothschild, 1894)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata (Okano, 1959)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx japonica koreana Inoue, 1993". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.





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