Ambulyx moorei

Ambulyx moorei, the cinnamon gliding hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, the Nicobar Islands and Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China, the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Singapore and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan).^[2][3]

Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Ambulyx
Species:	A. moorei
Binomial name
Ambulyx moorei Moore, [1858][1]
Synonyms
Ambulyx decolor (Schaufuss, 1870) Ambulyx subocellata Felder, 1874 Ambulyx turbata Butler, 1875 Ambulyx thwaitesii Moore, [1882] Ambulyx nubila Huwe, 1895 Ambulyx chinensis (Clark, 1922) Oxyambulyx subocellata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Smerinthus decolor Schaufuss, 1870 Oxyambulyx moorei chinensis Clark, 1922

Description

The wingspan is 100–110 mm.^[2]

Biology

Larvae have been recorded on Canarium album in China. Other recorded food plants include Buchanania and Lannea species. These moths are very sluggish during the day but fly well at night.^[2]

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  Male, dorsal view
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  Male, ventral view