Ambulyx kuangtungensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ambulyx |
| Species: | A. kuangtungensis
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Ambulyx kuangtungensis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Mell in 1922.
Distribution
[edit]It is known from southern China, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and Taiwan.[2]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 65–80 mm.
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Male ventral view
Biology
[edit]The larvae have been recorded feeding on Choerospondias axillaris in Guangdong.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Ambulyx kuangtungensis (Mell, 1922)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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