Ambulyx
Encyclopedia
Ambulyx is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Ambulyx adhemariusaAmbulyx adhemariusaAmbulyx adhemariusa is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Eitschberger, Bergmann, and Hauenstein, in 2006. It is known from Sichuan in China....
- Eitschberger, Bergmann & Hauenstein, 2006 - Ambulyx amaraAmbulyx amaraAmbulyx amara is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Eitschberger, Bergmann, and Hauenstein, in 2006. It is known from Guangdong in China....
- Kobayashi, Wang & Yano, 2006 - Ambulyx amboynensisAmbulyx amboynensisAmbulyx amboynensis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Eitschberger, Bergmann, and Hauenstein, in 2006, and is known from Ambon in Indonesia....
- Rothschild, 1894 - Ambulyx andangiAmbulyx andangiAmbulyx andangi is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Brechlin, in 1998, and is known from the Moluccas in Indonesia....
- Brechlin 1998 - Ambulyx auripennisAmbulyx auripennisAmbulyx auripennis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Moore, in 1879, and is known from Sri Lanka.It is similar to Ambulyx substrigilis, but the underside of the body is deeper yellow and the markings on the wing are less conspicuous....
- Moore 1879 - Ambulyx bakeriAmbulyx bakeriAmbulyx bakeri is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Clark in 1929, and is known from the Philippines....
- (Clark 1929) - Ambulyx belliAmbulyx belliAmbulyx belli is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Jordan in 1923, and is known from India....
- (Jordan 1923) - Ambulyx bimaAmbulyx bimaAmbulyx bima is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan, in 1903, and is known from Indonesia.-Subspecies:*Ambulyx bima bima *Ambulyx bima schmickae Brechlin, 1998...
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903 - Ambulyx canescensAmbulyx canescensAmbulyx 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.-External...
- Walker 1865 - Ambulyx carycinaAmbulyx carycinaAmbulyx carycina is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Jordan in 1919, and is known from Papua New Guinea....
- (Jordan, 1919) - Ambulyx celebensisAmbulyx celebensisAmbulyx celebensis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Jordan in 1919, and is known from Indonesia.-Subspecies:*Ambulyx celebensis celebensis...
- (Jordan 1919) - Ambulyx ceramensisAmbulyx ceramensisAmbulyx ceramensis is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Joicey and Talbot in 1921, and is known from Indonesia....
- (Joicey & Talbot 1921) - Ambulyx charlesiAmbulyx charlesiAmbulyx charlesi is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Clark in 1924, and is known from Indonesia....
- (Clark 1924) - Ambulyx clavataAmbulyx clavataAmbulyx clavata is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sundaland.The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lagerstroemia species....
- (Jordan 1929) - Ambulyx cyclastictaAmbulyx cyclastictaAmbulyx cyclasticta is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand and Burma....
- (Joicey & Kaye 1917) - Ambulyx dohertyiAmbulyx dohertyiAmbulyx dohertyi is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.It is similar to Ambulyx moorei and Ambulyx semifervens but the greenish olive stripe across tegula is sharply defined and broader, continued onto the metanotum as a...
- Rothschild 1894 - Ambulyx flavaAmbulyx flavaAmbulyx flava is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines....
- (Clark, 1924) - Ambulyx flavocelebensisAmbulyx flavocelebensisAmbulyx flavocelebensis is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sulawesi....
- (Brechlin, 2009) - Ambulyx immaculataAmbulyx immaculataAmbulyx immaculata is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines....
- (Clark 1924) - Ambulyx interplacidaAmbulyx interplacidaAmbulyx interplacida is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from south-eastern China .The wingspan is 112-120 mm. It is similar to Ambulyx semiplacida, but there is no violet tinge on the forewing upperside and the wing undersides are more reddish. There are also distinct...
- Brechlin, 2006 - Ambulyx inoueiAmbulyx inoueiAmbulyx inouei is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sulawesi....
- Cadiou & Holloway 1985 - Ambulyx japonicaAmbulyx japonicaAmbulyx japonica is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from eastern China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.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.The larvae have been recorded feeding on...
- Rothschild 1894 - Ambulyx johnsoniAmbulyx johnsoniAmbulyx johnsoni is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines.The wingspan is about 50 mm. It is similar to Ambulyx liturata but smaller, the upperside and underside of the wings is more yellowish and the underside of the palps, thorax, abdomen and bases of both...
- (Clark 1917) - Ambulyx jordaniAmbulyx jordaniAmbulyx jordani is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Papua New Guinea....
- (Bethune-Baker 1910) - Ambulyx kuangtungensisAmbulyx kuangtungensisAmbulyx kuangtungensis is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from southern China, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and Taiwan.The wingspan is 65-80 mm....
- (Mell 1922) - Ambulyx lahoraAmbulyx lahoraAmbulyx lahora is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Himalaya in Pakistan and India....
- Butler 1875 - Ambulyx lestradeiAmbulyx lestradeiAmbulyx lestradei is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka....
- Cadiou 1998 - Ambulyx liturataAmbulyx liturataAmbulyx liturata is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Nepal, north-eastern India , Burma, Thailand and Vietnam to Fujian and Hong Kong in China.The wingspan is 106-134 mm...
- Butler 1875 - Ambulyx maculiferaAmbulyx maculiferaAmbulyx maculifera is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India....
- Walker 1866 - Ambulyx marissaAmbulyx marissaAmbulyx marissa is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia....
- Eitschberger & Melichar, 2009 - Ambulyx mattiAmbulyx mattiAmbulyx matti is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India....
- (Jordan 1923) - Ambulyx meekiAmbulyx meekiAmbulyx meeki is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Solomon Islands.It can be distinguished from other Ambulyx species by the conspicuous olive antemedian and discal bands of the forewing upperside...
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Ambulyx montanaAmbulyx montanaAmbulyx montana is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand, Vietnam and Burma.It is similar to Ambulyx semiplacida but larger, with a more elongated forewing and paler grey...
- Cadiou & Kitching 1990 - Ambulyx mooreiAmbulyx mooreiAmbulyx moorei is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, the Nicobar Islands and Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China, the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia .The wingspan is 100–110 mm.Larvae have been recorded on Canarium album in...
- Moore 1858 - Ambulyx naessigiAmbulyx naessigiAmbulyx naessigi is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Moluccas....
- Brechlin 1998 - Ambulyx obliterataAmbulyx obliterataAmbulyx obliterata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.-External links:**...
- (Rothschild 1920) - Ambulyx ochraceaAmbulyx ochraceaAmbulyx ochracea is a moth of the Sphingidae family. 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....
- Butler 1885 - Ambulyx phalarisAmbulyx phalarisAmbulyx phalaris is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Papua New Guinea....
- (Jordan 1919) - Ambulyx placidaAmbulyx placidaAmbulyx placida is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Himalayan foothills of northern India, Nepal and Tibet....
- Moore 1888 - Ambulyx pryeriAmbulyx pryeriAmbulyx pryeri is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sundaland.Larvae have been recorded on Plumeria species.-Subspecies:*Ambulyx pryeri pryeri...
- Distant 1887 - Ambulyx psedoclavataAmbulyx psedoclavataAmbulyx placida is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Himalayan foothills of northern India, Nepal and Tibet....
- Inoue 1996 - Ambulyx pseudoregiaAmbulyx pseudoregiaAmbulyx pseudoregia is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from China ....
- Eitschberger & Bergmann, 2006 - Ambulyx regiaAmbulyx regiaAmbulyx regia is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from China ....
- Eitschberger, 2006 - Ambulyx rudloffiAmbulyx rudloffiAmbulyx rudloffi is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Papua New Guinea....
- Brechlin, 2005 - Ambulyx schauffelbergeriAmbulyx schauffelbergeriAmbulyx rudloffi is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Papua New Guinea....
- Bremer & Grey 1853 - Ambulyx semifervensAmbulyx semifervensAmbulyx semifervens is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia .It is similar to Ambulyx subocellata and Ambulyx dohertyi, but the wings are broader and the distal margin of the forewing is more convex....
- (Walker 1865) - Ambulyx semiplacidaAmbulyx semiplacidaAmbulyx semiplacida is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Taiwan.It is similar to Ambulyx placida, but the forewing upperside subterminal line is more strongly arched and the yellow proximal border is broader....
- Inoue 1990 - Ambulyx sericeipennisAmbulyx sericeipennisAmbulyx sericeipennis is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from northern Pakistan and northern India eastwards across Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to central and southern China and Taiwan....
- Butler 1875 - Ambulyx siamensisAmbulyx siamensisAmbulyx siamensis is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from south-western China and Thailand.The larvae have been recorded feeding on Shorea obtusa in Thailand....
- Inoue 1991 - Ambulyx sinjaeviAmbulyx sinjaeviAmbulyx sinjaevi is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India....
- Brechlin 1998 - Ambulyx staudingeriAmbulyx staudingeriAmbulyx staudingeri is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines.It is similar to Ambulyx pryeri, but the posterior third of the forewing upperside subterminal line is closer to the termen, and most specimens have a dark tornal shade....
- Rothschild 1894 - Ambulyx substrigilisAmbulyx substrigilisAmbulyx substrigilis is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, China , Malaysia , Indonesia and the Philippines.The wingspan is 96-120 mm...
- Westwood 1847 - Ambulyx suluensisAmbulyx suluensisAmbulyx suluensis is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines....
- Hogenes & Treadaway 1998 - Ambulyx tattinaAmbulyx tattinaAmbulyx tattina is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines....
- (Jordan 1919) - Ambulyx tenimberiAmbulyx tenimberiAmbulyx tenimberi is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sulawesi....
- (Clark 1929) - Ambulyx tobiiAmbulyx tobiiAmbulyx tobii is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Japan and South Korea down through eastern China to Bhutan, Tibet, Yunnan, Vietnam and Taiwan.The wingspan is 105-117 mm....
- (Inoue, 1976) - Ambulyx tondanoiAmbulyx tondanoiAmbulyx tondanoi is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sulawesi.The wingspan is about 47 mm. It is similar to Ambulyx substrigilis. The ground colour of the forewing upperside is light yellowish-brown with darker markings...
- (Clark 1930) - Ambulyx wildeiAmbulyx wildeiAmbulyx wildei is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Papua New Guinea and Queensland.The wingspan is about 110 mm. It is similar to Ambulyx substrigilis but the submarginal line of the forewing upperside is running closer to the margin. Females are deeper brown than males....
- Miskin 1891 - Ambulyx wilemaniAmbulyx wilemaniAmbulyx wilemani is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines....
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1916) - Ambulyx zhejiangensisAmbulyx zhejiangensisAmbulyx zhejiangensis is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from eastern China....
- Brechlin, 2009