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

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.

  • Female dorsal view
    Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view
    Female ventral view

Subspecies

  • Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi
  • Ambulyx dohertyi novobritannica Brechlin & Kitching, 2010 (Papua New Guinea)
  • Ambulyx dohertyi novoirlandensis Brechlin & Kitching, 2010 (Papua New Guinea)
  • Ambulyx dohertyi queenslandi Clark, 1928 (Papua New Guinea, Queensland)
  • Ambulyx dohertyi salomonis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Solomon Islands)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-10-26. Public Domain 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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulyx_dohertyi
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