Ambulyx canescens
Introduction  '''''Ambulyx canescens''''' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.
Distribution It is found in Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.
Description Ambulyx canescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Taiping, Perak Malaysia, male dorsal.jpg|Male, dorsal viewAmbulyx canescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Taiping, Perak Malaysia, male ventral.jpg|Male, ventral viewAmbulyx canescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Taiping, Perak Malaysia, female dorsal.jpg|Female, dorsal viewAmbulyx canescens MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Taiping, Perak Malaysia, female ventral.jpg|Female, ventral view
Biology 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''.
List of subspecies * ''Ambulyx canescens canescens''* ''Ambulyx canescens flava'' (Clark, 1924)* ''Ambulyx canescens flavocelebensis''Ambulyx canescens flava MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Mindanao, Surigao. Philippines, male dorsal.jpg|Male ''A. c. flava''Ambulyx canescens flava MHNT CUT 2010 0 296 Mindanao, Surigao. Philippines, male ventral.jpg|Male ''A. c. flava''
References
External links * "''Ambulyx canescens canescens'' (Walker, 1865)". (May 25, 2009). ''Butterfly from Rejang Land''. Retrieved January 11, 2019. *