Ampelophaga rubiginosa

Ampelophaga rubiginosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ampelophaga
Species: A. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Ampelophaga rubiginosa
Bremer & Grey, 1853[1]
Synonyms
  • Ampelophaga romanovi (Staudinger, 1887)
  • Deilephila romanovi Staudinger, 1887
  • Ampelophaga fasciosa Moore, 1888
  • Ampelophaga iyenobu Holland, 1889
  • Ampelophaga khasiana malayana Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
  • Ampelophaga alticola Mell, 1922
  • Ampelophaga hydrangeae Mell, 1922
  • Ampelophaga marginalis Matsumura, 1927
  • Ampelophaga submarginalis Matsumura, 1927

Ampelophaga rubiginosa is a moth of the Sphingidae family.[2] It was described by Bremer and Grey in 1853. It is found from north-eastern Afghanistan, east around the southern margin of the Himalaya to Yunnan, then throughout China to the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula and Japan. It is also found south through Thailand and Vietnam to Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.

Description

The wingspan is 72–100 mm.

Biology

There is one generation per year in north-eastern China, with adults on wing from June to August. Farther south, there may be up to three generations per year. In Shanghai, adults are on wing from February to October. In Korea, they are found from early May to early August.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Vitaceae species (including Cayratia, Parthenocissus and Vitis), Hydrangea paniculata and Saurauia.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ↑ "''Ampelophaga'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  3. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  4. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  5. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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