Ambulyx dohertyi

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Ambulyx dohertyi
Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 173 Wau, Papua New Guinea male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal view
Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 173 Wau, Papua New Guinea male ventral.jpg
Male ventral view
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. dohertyi
Binomial name
Ambulyx dohertyi
Rothschild, 1894 [1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx annuliferaSwinhoe, 1892
  • Oxyambulyx dohertyi queenslandiClark, 1928
  • Oxyambulyx dohertyi salomonisRothschild & Jordan, 1903

Ambulyx dohertyi is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894.

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Distribution

It is known from the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. [2]

Description

It is similar to Ambulyx moorei and Ambulyx semifervens but the greenish olive stripe across tegula is sharply defined and broader, continued onto the metanotum as a broad stripe.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-10-26.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 May 2017). "Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 22 November 2018.