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Ambulyx ochracea

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Ambulyx ochracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. ochracea
Binomial name
Ambulyx ochracea
Butler, 1885[1]

Ambulyx ochracea, the ochreous gliding hawkmoth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.

Range

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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.

Description

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The wingspan is 85–114 mm.

Biology

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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