Ambulyx canescens

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.

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