Ambulyx japonica

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

Ambulyx 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 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]

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Ambulyx/japonica.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Ambulyx japonica japonica'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_int.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Ambulyx japonica angustifasciata'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_ang.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Ambulyx japonica koreana'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_kor.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26.