Biologyarticle2026-08-21

First record of Ambulyx japonica Rothschild, 1894 from Russia (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

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Abstract

Ambulyx japonica Rothschild, 1894 is reported from Russia for the first time. A single male specimen was collected in Kajmanovka village, Primorsky Krai. Therefore, the Sphingidae fauna of Russia currently comprises 69 species belonging to 34 genera.

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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexActa Biologica SibiricaPublished 2026-08-21

Authors: Vitaly M. Spitsyn, В. Г. Безбородов, Elizaveta A. Spitsyna

Institutions: Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Northern (Arctic) Federal University