Ambulyx japonica

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
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.

  • Ambulyx japonica japonica dorsal view
  • Ambulyx japonica japonica ventral view

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
  • Ambulyx japonica japonica (Japan)[2]
  • Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata (Okano, 1959) (Taiwan)[3]
  • Ambulyx japonica koreana Inoue, 1993 (Korea and eastern China)[4]
  • Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata dorsal view
  • Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata ventral view

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  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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